Define low. low synonyms, low pronunciation, low translation, English dictionary definition of low. adj. low·er , low·est 1. a. Having little relative height; not high or tall: a low wall. b. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces: a low hill.
situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf that the baby could reach. of small extent upward: a low fence that he could jump over easily.
Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low. From Middle English, from Old English hlōg, preterite of hliehhan (“to laugh" ). More at laugh.
low (plural lows) A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc). quotations
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