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Meaning of "low blow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW BLOW

low blow  [ləʊ bləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW BLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low blow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOW BLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of low blow in the English dictionary

The definition of low blow in the dictionary is an unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent's waist. Other definition of low blow is a criticism or attack deemed to be unwarranted and unprincipled.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOW BLOW


ablow
əˈbləʊ
bibelot
ˈbɪbləʊ
blow
bləʊ
counterblow
ˈkaʊntəˌbləʊ
deathblow
ˈdɛθˌbləʊ
flyblow
ˈflaɪˌbləʊ
Fontainebleau
ˈfɒntɪnˌbləʊ
overblow
ˌəʊvəˈbləʊ
prepueblo
priːˈpwɛbləʊ
pueblo
ˈpwɛbləʊ
shadblow
ˈʃædˌbləʊ
tableau
ˈtæbləʊ
tableaux
ˈtæbləʊ
upblow
ʌpˈbləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW BLOW

low camp
Low Church
low comedian
low comedy
Low Countries
low explosive
low frequency
Low German
low heels
Low Latin
Low Mass
low profile
low relief
low season
Low Sunday
low tech
low technology
low tide
low vowel

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW BLOW

allow
at one blow
blow-by-blow
body blow
by-blow
cash flow
death blow
fellow
flow
follow
glow
hammer blow
hollow
killer blow
low
overflow
peach-blow
slow
unfollow
yellow

Synonyms and antonyms of low blow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «low blow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW BLOW

Find out the translation of low blow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low blow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low blow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低冲击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

golpe bajo
570 millions of speakers

English

low blow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम झटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضربة منخفضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удар ниже пояса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

golpe baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম আঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tamparan rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiefschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ローブロー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낮은 타격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang nyebul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đòn thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த அடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी धक्का
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük darbe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niski cios
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удар нижче пояса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lovitură scăzut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλό χτύπημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae hou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lågt slag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav slag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low blow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW BLOW»

The term «low blow» is normally little used and occupies the 112.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW BLOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low blow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW BLOW»

Discover the use of low blow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low blow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Instrumented Impacted Testing
Instrumented Low Blow Low-blow testing originally meant hitting the test specimen with two successive blows; the first blow does not have enough energy to fracture the specimen, and the second blow is a full impact using the total available ...
Symposium on Instrumented Impact Testing, T. S. DeSisto, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1974
2
New York Magazine
#1 — Wise Guys. #2— Beg. May 2: Getting Even. #3—8 Million Ways to Die. 309. FLUSHING— UA QUARTET— Northern Blvd. at 160th St. 359-6777. #1— Murphy's Law. #2— Low Blow. #3 — Thru May 1: Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Beg.
3
Practical Extrusion Blow Molding
In both cases mentioned, if the main air blow is directly connected to preblow or low blow, check valves must be used in the connecting lines. This will prevent the main air from leaking out through these auxiliary valves. In most cases, the other  ...
Samuel L. Belcher, 1999
4
The Holyfield Way: What I Learned about Courage, ...
Cortez, however, called a low blow and told Ruiz he had up to five minutes to recover. Once Ruiz recovered from the knockout blow to his chin, about 15 seconds later, he astutely turned over on his back and raised his knees and put his hands ...
James J. Thomas, II, 2005
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New York Magazine
#5— Thru Apr. 24: The Money Pit. Beg. Apr. 25: Low Blow. 202. BENSONHURST — BENSON— 86th St. at 20th Ave. 372-1617. #l—F/X; Heathcliff: The Movie. #2 — Hannah and Her Sisters. 203. BENSONHURST— LOEWS ORIENTAL— 86th  ...
6
Customer Centred Selling
Most of the great fighters occasionally throw a low blow. Now you and I both know that this honorable champion would never throw a low blow intentionally or would he? When a low blow is thrown, you can usually count on a consistent series ...
Rob Jolles, 2012
7
International Electronic Countermeasures Handbook
Target acquisition, tracking and illumination are provided by the Low Blow radar, which operates in I-band and uses the same techniques as the Fan Song radar described in the previous entry. Target information is passed from the Flat Face ...
Horizon House, Journal of Electronic Defense Staff Horizon House, 2004
8
Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures: ...
Then the low-blow tests have been simulated in order to validate the numerical calculations by means of the following criteria: the load-deflection curve and the final crack length predicted by the numerical simulation must fit the corresponding ...
E. E. Gdoutos, 2008
9
The Leadership Relationship
Any hint at ending the relationship because of differences of opinion or style of working is a low blow. It's the linking of the relationship commitment to the subject of the conversation that constitutes the Low Blow. Events could cause one to ...
Corrales, Ramon
10
Pendulum Impact Testing: A Century of Progress
Table 1 - Tensile properties of the test materials Since the evaluation of this round-robin is not yet finished we only show here the results of the authors in comparison with the low-blow data as provided by Blumenauer (Figs. 4 and 5).
T. A. Siewert, Michael P. Manahan, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW BLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low blow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Did You Think of The Undertaker's Return at Battleground? - IGN
From there, "Suplex City" turned into "Tombstone City," as Taker gave Brock a low blow, a chokeslam, and then dropped him on the top of his ... «IGN, Jul 15»
2
The Investigation Gets New Life on an Introspective True Detective
It's a low blow, but there's nothing a cowed Ray can do about it. Advertisement. Another, even lower blow, comes at a custody hearing over his ... «io9, Jul 15»
3
Pressure builds from foes of Finger Lakes casino
“Now that the Lago project is facing its share of struggles, the Seneca County Board issues a low blow like this to try and eliminate the ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Ballers Recap: The Young and the Reckless -- Vulture
(Yeah, that Dunkin Donuts line was a low blow.) Even though Julie had every right to call out Charles for his behavior, this episode seemed to ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
5
Stop Signs Are Forever: A jester, not a king
And if there's one thing Trump is great at, it's the low blow. Page 2 of 2 - Just in the last week alone, Trump has called former Texas Gov. «Helena Daily World, Jul 15»
6
A US comedian has taken the piss out of our summer and we won't …
Kroll (Parks and Recreation, The Kroll Show) is treading on thin ice though, levelling a low blow at the frankly perfect* weather in Dublin at the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
7
Showtime Boxing Results: Chavez Wins Decision, Imam Stops …
The referee later warned both fighters to fight clean as Villanueva connected with a low blow. There was some confusion if the a point was actually taken away in ... «BoxingInsider.com, Jul 15»
8
Carl Frampton overcomes two early knockdowns to decision …
Referee Mark Calo-Oy warned Gonzalez for hitting Frampton with a low blow in the second round and then took away a point when he did it ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
9
Fight night: Julio César Chávez Jr. injures hand, beats Marco Reyes …
Reyes was called for a low blow in the ninth and Chávez was given a time out to recover. Referee Guadalupe Garcia did not take a point away ... «El Paso Times, Jul 15»
10
Lethargic Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wins unanimous decision over …
He also nailed Reyes with a low blow for which referee Guadalupe Garcia gave Reyes time to recover. Reyes landed his share of blows, but ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

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