| lower | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. lower, lower berth | the lower of two berths. |
| ~ built in bed, bunk, berth | a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers. |
| v. (motion) | 2. bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down | move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ reef | lower and bring partially inboard.; "reef the sailboat's mast" |
| ~ depress | lower (prices or markets).; "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" |
| ~ dip | lower briefly.; "She dipped her knee" |
| ~ incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow.; "She inclined her head to the student" |
| v. (change) | 3. lour, lower | set lower.; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" |
| ~ devalue | lower the value or quality of.; "The tear devalues the painting" |
| ~ derate | lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus. |
| ~ subordinate, subdue | make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
| v. (change) | 4. lour, lower, turn down | make lower or quieter.; "turn down the volume of a radio" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| v. (contact) | 5. depress, lower | cause to drop or sink.; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (body) | 6. frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
| ~ scowl | frown with displeasure. |
| ~ grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
| throw overboard | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" |
| ~ abandon | forsake, leave behind.; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" |
| ~ lapse | let slip.; "He lapsed his membership" |
| v. (contact) | 2. deep-six, throw overboard | throw from a boat. |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| unload | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload | leave or unload.; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" |
| ~ deliver | bring to a destination, make a delivery.; "our local super market delivers" |
| ~ wharf | discharge at a wharf.; "wharf the passengers" |
| ~ air-drop | drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter. |
| v. (contact) | 2. offload, unlade, unload | take the load off (a container or vehicle).; "unload the truck"; "offload the van" |
| ~ empty | remove.; "Empty the water" |
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