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   Lower (?), a. Compar. of Low, a.
   
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   Lower, 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”.
   
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   Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love
   
   Down to a silent grave. Tennyson.
   
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   2. To reduce the height of; as, “to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.”
   
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   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”.
   
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   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.”
   
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   5. To bring down; to humble; as, “to lower one's pride”.
   
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   6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, “to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.”
   
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   Lower, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, “the river lowered as rapidly as it rose”.
   
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   Lower (?), 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.
   
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   All the clouds that lowered upon our house. Shak.
   
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   2. To frown; to look sullen.
   
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   But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. Dryden.
   
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   Lower, n. [Obs.]
   1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
   
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   2. A frowning; sullenness.
   
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    adj.
   1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case.  Also See minuscule, minuscular.
   
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