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.
To reduce the height of; as, to
lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or
turret.
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.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength,
etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to
lower one's vitality; to lower distilled
liquors.
To bring down; to humble; as, to
lower one's pride.
To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to
lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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To fall; to sink; to
grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as
rapidly as it rose.
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| Lower (lower) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Low"er |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Lowered (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Lowering.] [OE. lowren, luren] cf. D.
loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on
the watch, and E. leer< |
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.
To frown; to look sullen.
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Cloudiness; gloominess.
A frowning; sullenness.
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