lower

noun

A bicycle suspension fork component.

A surname.

verb

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

(transitive) To pull down

(transitive) To reduce the height of

(transitive) To depress as to direction

(transitive) To make less elevated

(transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

(transitive) To bring down; to humble

(reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

(transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.

(computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

Alternative spelling of lour. [(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.]

adjective

Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

(geology, of strata or geological time periods) Older.

Synonyms for lower

lowestadj depressv reducev decreasen downadv lessenv netheradj lesseradj dropn downgraden

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