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Less high in position
“The book you're looking for is on the lower shelf of the cabinet.”
Less high in rank, quality or amount
“The first-line or lower manager is most concerned with the performance of his or her immediate work unit.”
Reduced in amount or value, especially of price
“You may have to accept a lower price given the lack of interest.”
Situated at a lower, or lowermost, level in comparison to someone or something else
Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld
Trivial or unimportant
Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
Located in a hole, space, or opening
Most senior
To move something to a lower level
“Stop work immediately and lower the platform to the ground.”
To go to a lower level, especially abruptly
“A mere glance upwards at a bright lamp caused it to lower from the domed ceiling.”
To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
“Economists debated if they could lower interest rates to stimulate demand.”
To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
“The water level would gradually lower over time.”
Behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased
“He must really be infatuated with her to be willing to lower himself to this level.”
(of a sound) To make or become less in amount, intensity, or degree
“We told them to lower their voices while the ceremony was in progress.”
To look angry or sullen
“The frumpy old lady would lower at the kids whenever they misbehaved.”
To take on a gloomy or forbidding look
“The sky would begin to lower, and we knew a thunderstorm was afoot.”
To make dark, dim, or indistinct
To take credit from
To push steadily downward or against with some force
Lower, let fall, cause to sink
To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical
To immerse or submerge into liquid
To apply business methodology to something in order to profit
To go to a lower level especially abruptly
To pull (curtains) shut or open
To fail to impress
Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
To be about to happen
Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment
Do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one's dignity or level of importance
To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
To cover with a flood
To fit or be fitted into a slot
To place in danger
A twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
“He flinched when he saw the scornful lower on her face.”
Lower
Less than; beneath
Under or beneath
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