I. ˈlau̇(-ə)r, ˈlō-ər intransitive verb
also lour ˈlau̇(-ə)r
Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait
Date: 13th century
1. : to look sullen : frown
2. : to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening
an overcast sky lower ed over the village
II. noun
also lour
Date: 14th century
: frown
III. ˈlō-ər adjective
Etymology: low (III)
Date: 13th century
1. : relatively low in position, rank, or order
2. : southern
lower New York State
3. : less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
4.
a. : situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface
b. capitalized : being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named
Lower Cretaceous
Lower Paleolithic
5. : constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body
lower house
IV. ˈlō-ər
Date: 1606
intransitive verb
: to move down : drop ; also : diminish
transitive verb
1.
a. : to let descend : let down
b. : to depress as to direction
lower your aim
c. : to reduce the height of
2.
a. : to reduce in value, number, or amount
b.
(1) : to bring down in quality or character : degrade
(2) : abase , humble
c. : to reduce the objective of
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- lower the boom