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supply
if you are low on something, or if your supply of something is low, there is not much of it left - be/get/run low (on something)
- We're running low on gas.
- Stocks are getting low.
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sound
a low voice or sound is quiet or deep : - I heard a low moaning noise.
- The volume is too low - turn it up.
- a low whisper
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light
a light that is low is not bright [= dim]: - Use low lighting to give the room a romantic atmosphere.
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heat
if you cook something over a low heat or in a low oven, you cook it using only a small amount of heat [≠ high] - 8
battery
a battery that is low does not have much power left in it - 9
clothes
a low dress, blouse etc does not cover your neck and the top of your chest [↪ low-cut] - 10
unhappy
[not before noun]unhappy and without much hope for the future [= depressed]: - He was feeling a bit low, so I did my best to cheer him up.
- Terry seems to be in rather low spirits today.
➔ be at a low ebb
at ebb1 (2)- —lowness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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