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lowering lowering definition

lowering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lower 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  lower 
 
  Sense  1 
  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down 
  =>  reef 
  =>  depress 
  =>  dip 
  =>  incline 
 
  Sense  2 
  lower,  lour 
  =>  derate 
 
  Sense  5 
  frown,  glower,  lower 
  =>  scowl 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lower 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  lower 
 
  Sense  1 
  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down 
  =>  reef 
  =>  depress 
  =>  dip 
  =>  incline 
 
  Sense  2 
  lower,  lour 
  =>  derate 
 
  Sense  5 
  frown,  glower,  lower 
  =>  scowl 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lower 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lower 
 
  5  senses  of  lower 
 
  Sense  1 
  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  2 
  lower,  lour 
  =>  devalue 
 
  Sense  3 
  lower,  depress 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  turn  down  lower,  lour 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  5 
  frown,  glower,  lower 
  =>  grimace,  make  a  face,  pull  a  face 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lower 
 
  lower  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lower 
 
  Sense  1 
  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lower,  lour 
  =>  devalue 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lower,  depress 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  turn  down  lower,  lour 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  frown,  glower,  lower 
  =>  grimace,  make  a  face,  pull  a  face 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lowering 
  flowering 
  lipid-lowering  medication 
  lipid-lowering  medicine 
  lowering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lowering 
 
  The  noun  lowering  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lowering  --  (the  act  of  causing  to  become  less) 
  2.  lowering,  letting  down  --  (the  act  of  causing  something  to  move  to  a  lower  level) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lower 
 
  The  verb  lower  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down  --  (move  something  or  somebody  to  a  lower  position) 
  2.  (6)  lower,  lour  --  (set  lower;  "lower  a  rating";  "lower  expectations") 
  3.  (3)  lower,  depress  --  (cause  to  drop  or  sink;  "The  lack  of  rain  had  depressed  the  water  level  in  the  reservoir") 
  4.  (1)  turn  down  lower,  lour  --  (make  lower  or  quieter;"turn  down  the  volume  of  a  radio") 
  5.  frown,  glower,  lower  --  (wrinkle  one's  forehead  in  a  sign  of  disapproval) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lowering 
 
  The  adj  lowering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening  --  (darkened  by  clouds;  "a  heavy  sky") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lowering 
 
  1  sense  of  lowering 
 
  Sense  1 
  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cloudy)  ->  clear 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lowering 
 
  1  sense  of  lowering 
 
  Sense  1 
  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening 
  =>  cloudy  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lowering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lowering 
 
  lowering  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lowering 
  flowering 
  glowering 
  lowering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lowering 
 
  The  noun  lowering  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lowering  --  (the  act  of  causing  to  become  less) 
  2.  lowering,  letting  down  --  (the  act  of  causing  something  to  move  to  a  lower  level) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lower 
 
  The  verb  lower  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  lower,  take  down  let  down  get  down  bring  down  --  (move  something  or  somebody  to  a  lower  position) 
  2.  (6)  lower,  lour  --  (set  lower;  "lower  a  rating";  "lower  expectations") 
  3.  (3)  lower,  depress  --  (cause  to  drop  or  sink;  "The  lack  of  rain  had  depressed  the  water  level  in  the  reservoir") 
  4.  (1)  turn  down  lower,  lour  --  (make  lower  or  quieter;"turn  down  the  volume  of  a  radio") 
  5.  frown,  glower,  lower  --  (wrinkle  one's  forehead  in  a  sign  of  disapproval) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lowering 
 
  The  adj  lowering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  heavy,  lowering,  sullen,  threatening  --  (darkened  by  clouds;  "a  heavy  sky") 



lowering definition