Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Low \Low\, obs.
   strong imp. of {Laugh}. --Chaucer.

Low \Low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Lowing}.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl?wan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG.
   hl?jan, hluojan.]
   To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;
   to moo.

         The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

Low \Low\, n.
   The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine
   animals.

         Talking voices and the law of herds.     --Wordsworth.

Low \Low\, n. [AS. hl[=a]w; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains
   a hill, and to E. lean to incline.]
   A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.]
   --Skeat.

Low \Low\, n. [Icel. log, logi; akin to E. light, n.]
   Fire; a flame; a light. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Low \Low\, v. i.
   To burn; to blaze. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.

Low \Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low,
   louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D.
   laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]
   1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
      elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,
      low ground; a low flight.

   2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;
      a low fence.

   3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in
      winter, and six in summer.

   4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.

   5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
      ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of
      corn; low wages.

   6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.

   7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low
      pitch; a low note.

   8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of
      the tongue in relation to the palate; as, ? (?m), ? (all).
      See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.

   9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the
      low northern latitudes.

   10. Numerically small; as, a low number.

   11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,
       low spirits; low in spirits.

   12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low
       condition; the lower classes.

             Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.

   13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low
       mind; a low trick or stratagem.

   14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a
       low comparison.

             In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest
             wits of the heathen world are low and dull.
                                                  --Felton.

   15. Submissive; humble. ``Low reverence.'' --Milton.

   16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;
       made low by sickness.

   17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a
       low temperature; a low fever.

   18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low
       estimate.

   19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;
       as, a low diet.

   Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which
         require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low-
         browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced,
         low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.

   {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.

   {Low Countries}, the Netherlands.

   {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},
      etc.

   {Low life}, humble life.

   {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a
      single grinding and by siftings.

   {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.

   {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common
      in medi[ae]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of
      this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line
      of the windows, and in many different situations in the
      building.

   {Low spirits}, despondency.

   {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.

   {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of
      carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.
      

   {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so
      called.

   {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its
      lowest point; low water.

   {Low water}.
       (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the
           in a river, lake, etc.
       (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient
           quantity of water in the boiler.

   {Low water} {alarm or indicator} (Steam Boiler), a
      contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for
      giving warning when the water is low.

   {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters
      recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.

   {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,
      produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run
      of the still; -- often in the plural.

Low \Low\, n. (Card Playing)
   The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt
   or drawn.

Low \Low\, adv.
   1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near
      the ground.

   2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as,
      he sold his wheat low.

   3. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

   4. In time approaching our own.

            In that part of the world which was first inhabited,
            even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered
            with their flocks and herds.          --Locke.

   5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to
      speak low. --Addison.

            The . . . odorous wind Breathes low between the
            sunset and the moon.                  --Tennyson.

   6. With a low musical pitch or tone.

            Can sing both high and low.           --Shak.

   7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low
      by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser.

   8. (Astron.) In a path near the equator, so that the
      declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the
      altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with
      reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs
      low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or
      near the meridian.

Low \Low\, v. t.
   To depress; to lower. [Obs.] --Swift.

Mild \Mild\, a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS.
   milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel.
   mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear,
   Gr. ? gladdening gifts.]
   Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate
   in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe,
   irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to
   persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a
   mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.

         The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the
         noon.                                    --Waller.

         Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.  --Rogers.

   {Mild}, or {Low}, {steel}, steel that has but little carbon
      in it and is not readily hardened.

   Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant;
        placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;
        mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.

Source : WordNet®

low
     adj 1: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low
            prices"; "the reservoire is low" [ant: {high}]
     2: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small
        elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low
        clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture";
        "a low bow" [ant: {high}]
     3: very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of
        the surf" [syn: {low-toned}]
     4: unrefined in character; "low comedy"
     5: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency [syn: {low-pitched}]
        [ant: {high}]
     6: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
        stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
        treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
        scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low-down},
         {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
     7: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";
        "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people";
        "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {lowly}, {modest}, {small}]
     8: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are
        depleted" [syn: {depleted}]
     9: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought
        low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken},
        {crushed}, {humbled}, {humiliated}]
     10: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
         "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
         resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
         defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},
          {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted},
          {down in the mouth}, {low-spirited}]
     11: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first
         gear on steep hills" [syn: {first}]

low
     n 1: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;
          "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
          [syn: {low pressure}, {depression}]
     2: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who
        created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn: {David
        Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander Cecil Low}]
     3: a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to
        a new low" [ant: {high}]
     4: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor
        vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear}, {first},
         {low gear}]

low
     adv : in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

low
     v : make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: {moo}]