Lower — Defs

01 a. Compar. of Low, a.

02 v. t. 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; someti…

imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering

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.” — Tennyson.
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.

03 v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

1.
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

04 v. i. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of ap…

imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering

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.” — Shak.
2.
To frown; to look sullen.
“But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.” — Dryden.

05 n. Cloudiness; gloominess.

1.
Cloudiness; gloominess.[Obs.]
2.
A frowning; sullenness.
3.
relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case.