LOWER -- Crossword entry | Crossword Nexus

LOWER

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

lower a bucket into a well

to lower a sail of a boat
to pull down

to lower a flag

Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. .
To reduce the height of

lower a fence or wall

lower a chimney or turret
To depress as to direction

lower the aim of a gun
To make less elevated

to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

lower the temperature

lower one's vitality

lower distilled liquors
To bring down; to humble

lower one's pride
(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

lower the price of goods

lower the interest rate
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
To decrease in value, amount, etc.

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