Lower
Lower , adjective
Compar. of Low, a.
Lower , transitive verb
[From Low, a.]
1.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love
Down to a silent grave.
2.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
3.
To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
4.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
5.
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
6.
To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
Lower , intransitive verb
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
Lower , intransitive verb
[Old English lowren, luren; compare Dutch loeren, LG. luren. German lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and English leer, lurk.]
1.
To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.
All the clouds that lowered upon our house.
2.
To frown; to look sullen.
But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.
Lower , noun
1.
Cloudiness; gloominess. [Obsolete]
2.
A frowning; sullenness.
1.
relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case.