variants:
or less commonly lour \
ˈlau̇(-ə)r
\
lowered also loured; lowering also louring; lowers also lours
Definition of lower
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: to look sullen : frown
2
: to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening
an overcast sky lowered over the village
lower
noun
variants:
or less commonly lour
Definition of lower (Entry 2 of 4)
: frown
lower
adjectiveDefinition of lower (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: relatively low in position, rank, or order
2
: southern
lower New York State
3
: less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
4a
: situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface
b
capitalized
: being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named
Lower Cretaceous Lower Paleolithic
5
: constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body
lower house
lower
verb (2)
lowered; lowering; lowers
Definition of lower (Entry 4 of 4)
1a
: to let descend : let down
b
: to depress as to direction
lower your aim
c
: to reduce the height of
lower the boom
: to deal a crushing blow or punishment
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The first known use of lower was in the 13th century
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