adj
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
standing on low ground
in a low valley, ringed by low hills
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
the low countries
Low German
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
the pitch (or: the ball) was low
Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
a low bow
a low tide
Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
Again, observe the unmeaningness of the low neck fashion. Our mothers wore low dresses and bare arms all day long; they knew if their shoulders and arms were beautiful they would look as well by daylight as by candlelight; […]
Why do girls wear low dresses?
noun
A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
Economic growth has hit a new low.
A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
Today's low was 32 °F.
A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
He is in a low right now. the highs and lows of bipolar disorder
An area of low pressure; a depression.
A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
adv
Close to the ground.
Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
Can sing both high and low.
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
to speak low
[T]he amorous, odorous wind, / Breathes low between the sunset and the moon, […]
Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
He sold his wheat low.
In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
But ever since the concept of "hamartia" recurred through Aristotle's Poetics, in an attempt to describe man's ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.