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down vs low

low vs down

down and low both are nouns.

down and low both are adjectives.

down and low both are verbs.

down and low both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
low Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adjectives, down and low are synonyms defined as:
  • down and low: filled with melancholy and despondency
down (noun) low (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
soft fine feathers a low level or position or degree
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down (adjective) low (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
filled with melancholy and despondency less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
becoming progressively lower of the most contemptible kind
not functioning (temporarily or permanently) filled with melancholy and despondency
lower than previously subdued or brought low in condition or status
shut low or inferior in station or quality
being put out in a game of baseball no longer sufficient
understood perfectly very low in volume
unrefined in character
down (verb) low (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) low (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position in a low position; near the ground
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between down and low

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