ALL meanings of lie low
lie low
L l - adjective lie low situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 1
- adjective lie low of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
- adjective lie low not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
- adjective lie low lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
- adjective lie low designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
- adjective lie low bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
- adjective lie low (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. 1
- adjective lie low rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. 1
- adjective lie low of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. 1
- adjective lie low near the first of a series: a low number. 1
- adjective lie low ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. 1
- adjective lie low indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. 1
- adjective lie low lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. 1
- adjective lie low providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. 1
- adjective lie low of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. 1
- adjective lie low indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. 1
- adjective lie low soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. 1
- adjective lie low Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. 1
- adjective lie low assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. 1
- adjective lie low containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. 1
- adjective lie low nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. 1
- adjective lie low depressed or dejected: low spirits. 1
- adjective lie low far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. 1
- adjective lie low of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. 1
- adjective lie low lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. 1
- adjective lie low mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. 1
- adjective lie low coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. 1
- adjective lie low Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. 1
- adjective lie low Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. 1
- adjective lie low Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def 23). 1
- adjective lie low Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. 1
- adjective lie low Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. 1
- adjective lie low Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. 1
- adjective lie low Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. 1
- adjective lie low Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. 1
- adverb lie low in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. 1
- adverb lie low near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. 1
- adverb lie low in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. 1
- adverb lie low in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. 1
- adverb lie low at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. 1
- adverb lie low at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. 1
- adverb lie low in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. 1
- adverb lie low Archaic. far down in time; late. 1
- noun lie low something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. 1
- noun lie low Automotive. low gear; first gear. 1
- noun lie low Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37). 1
- noun lie low Cards. the lowest trump card. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. the lowest score in a game. a player having such a score. 1
- noun lie low a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. 1
- noun lie low Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. 1
- idioms lie low lay low, to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low. to knock down; make prostrate. Informal. to lie low. 1