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LOUR

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Synonyms:

frown; glower; lour; lower

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "lour" is one way to...):

grimace; make a face; pull a face (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lour"):

scowl (frown with displeasure)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Make lower or quieter

Example:

turn down the volume of a radio

Synonyms:

lour; lower; turn down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "lour" is one way to...):

decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 3

Meaning:

Set lower

Example:

lower expectations

Synonyms:

lour; lower

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "lour" is one way to...):

devalue (lower the value or quality of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lour"):

derate (lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus)

subdue; subordinate (make subordinate, dependent, or subservient)

Sentence frame:

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