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Definition of lower 2 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lower2

verb

(also lour) verb

NAmE//ˈlaʊər//

[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lower

he / she / it lowers

past simple lowered

-ing form lowering

(of the sky or clouds) to be dark and threatening Huge clouds lowered over the bay. see lower1

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