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low
A	noun
	1	first gear, first, low gear, low
			the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚mechanism ╚gear; gear mechanism ╚first gear, first, low gear, low
	2	low
			a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚degree; grade; level ╚low
	3	Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
			British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚creator ╚artist; creative person ╚draftsman; drawer ╚cartoonist ╚Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
	4	low, low pressure, depression
			an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚natural phenomenon ╚physical phenomenon ╚atmospheric phenomenon ╚weather; weather condition; atmospheric condition ╚atmosphere; atmospheric state ╚air mass ╚low, low pressure, depression
B	verb
	1	moo, low
			make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
		Category Tree: utter; emit; let out; let loose ╚moo, low
C	adjective
	1	first, low
			being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

	2	blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
			low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

	3	abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
			of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

	4	low
			literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

	5	low
			less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"

	6	low, low-pitched
			used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

	7	low, low-toned
			very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

	8	broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
			subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

	9	low
			unrefined in character; "low comedy"

	10	depleted, low
			no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

	11	humble, low, lowly, modest, small
			low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

D	adverb
	1	low
			in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

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