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lowered |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lower \Low"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr & vb n. {Lowering}.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf D. loeren, LG luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak. 2. To frown; to look sullen. But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lower \Low"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr & vb n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down as to lower a bucket into a well to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes to pull down as to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave. --Tennyson. 2. To reduce the height of as to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret. 3. To depress as to direction; as to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes. 4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of as to lower the temperature of anything to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors. 5. To bring down to humble; as to lower one's pride. 6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lowered adj : below the surround or below the normal position; "with lowered eyes" [ant: {raised}]
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