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(en-comparative of)
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
puhekieltä older
puhekieltä To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
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lower a bucket into a well
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to lower a sail of a boat
puhekieltä to pull down
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to lower a flag
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Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. w:Alfred Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson.
puhekieltä To reduce the height of
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lower a fence or wall
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lower a chimney or turret
puhekieltä To depress as to direction
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lower the aim of a gun
puhekieltä To make less elevated
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to lower ones ambition, aspirations, or hopes''
puhekieltä To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
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lower the temperature
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lower ones vitality''
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lower distilled liquors
puhekieltä To bring down; to humble
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lower ones pride''
puhekieltä (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
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I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
puhekieltä To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
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lower the price of goods
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lower the interest rate
puhekieltä To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
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The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
puhekieltä To decrease in value, amount, etc.
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