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Describing passive violence in this culture is kinda like someone who is drowning in the middle of the ocean giving you the low-down on water. The only way you can really understand passive violence is by going somewhere far, far away from phones, news, TV, the Internet.
Inga Muscio

Meaning of "low-down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW-DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW-DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low-Down can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOW-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of low-down in the English dictionary

The definition of low-down in the dictionary is mean, underhand, or despicable. Other definition of low-down is information, esp secret or true information.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW-DOWN

low-cal
low-calorie
low-carbon steel
low-cholesterol
Low-Church
Low-Churchman
low-context
low-cost
low-cut
low-density lipoprotein
low-fat
low-fi
low-flying
low-frequency
low-grade
low-hanging fruit
low-heeled
low-impact
low-key
low-keyed

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW-DOWN

broken-down
button-down
close-down
down
dressing-down
lie-down
one-down
pull-down
put-down
right-down
run-down
scaled-down
sit-down
step-down
stripped-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
upside-down
warm-down
watered-down

Synonyms and antonyms of low-down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOW-DOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «low-down» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of low-down

Translation of «low-down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW-DOWN

Find out the translation of low-down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low-down 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-down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低下来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baja hacia abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

low-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنخفض أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низким вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

low-down
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignoble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

low-down
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低ダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낮은 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedheng mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mách tin riêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निम्न-खाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

low-down
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nisko w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низьким вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

low- jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλά προς τα κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae -down
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg ner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lave ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low-down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-DOWN»

The term «low-down» is very widely used and occupies the 10.673 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-DOWN» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «LOW-DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word low-down.
1
David Edwards
The delta blues is a low-down, dirty shame blues. It's a sad, big wide sound, something to make you think about people who are dead or the women who left you.
2
Inga Muscio
Describing passive violence in this culture is kinda like someone who is drowning in the middle of the ocean giving you the low-down on water. The only way you can really understand passive violence is by going somewhere far, far away from phones, news, TV, the Internet.
3
Muddy Waters
Saturday night is your big night. Everybody used to fry up fish and have one hell of a time. Find me playing till sunrise for 50 cents and a sandwich. And be glad of it. And they really liked the low-down blues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW-DOWN»

Discover the use of low-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood
A. J. Albany's recollection of life with her father, the great jazz pianist Joe Albany, is the story of one girl's unsentimental education.
A. J. Albany, 2013
2
Low Down and Dirty: A Novel
Relocating to Arizona after punishing her enemies, Red enjoys her successes as a best-selling author but is unable to forget her love for Q, a situation that is further threatened by the vengeful plots of those she has harmed.
Vickie M. Stringer, 2013
3
20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers
20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers is a self-help book dedicated to stop the spread of HIV among black women as it relates to secrets of bi-sexual men sexual behaviors.
Nubia, 2005
4
Absolute Khushwant: The Low-down on Life, Death, and Most ...
About the Book : - One of the great icons of our time, Khushwant Singh, 95, is a man of contradictions.
Khushwant Singh, Humra Quraishi, 2010
5
Salt Dreams: Land and Water in Low-down California
Its troubling story is masterfully told here in William deBuys's narrative and Joan Myers's austerely beautiful photographs. The story of Southern California is fundamentally a story about the control of nature.
William Eno DeBuys, 2001
6
High Rise Low Down: Who's Who and What's What in New York's ...
This is a gossipy account of billionaires, movie stars, and corporate giants and the white-glove penthouse apartment buildings they inhabit.
Denise LeFrak Calicchio, Eunice David, Kathryn Livingston, 2009
7
A Low Down Dirty Shane
Thick-skinned vampire assassin meets smart-mouthed druid archer.
Sierra Dean, 2012
8
The Real, Low Down, Dirty Truth about Hollywood Agenting: ...
In this book youOCOll find everything you always wanted to know about the real, honest-to-not-so-goodness, day-to-day inner workings of Hollywood.
Rima Greer, 2007
9
CEO: The low down on the top job
Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too. CEO. BE INSPIRED. BE SUCCESSFUL. BE THE CEO.
Kevin Kelly, 2010
10
How to Buy a Home with a Low Down Payment
Describes how to qualify for a low down payment mortgage, determine what you can afford, and how mortgage insurance works.
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW-DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low-down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pierre produce producer installs low-down irrigation - Capital Journal
Mark Rilling demonstrates the difference his new irrigation system does in his corn, compared with the rows in the foreground that he left ... «The Capital Journal, Jul 15»
2
Third Ashes Test: England low-down on top order - Emirates 24|7
Third Ashes Test: England low-down on top order. Will Joe Root go up to number three? By. Agencies. Published Tuesday, July 21, 2015. «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»
3
RUGBY UNION EXCLUSIVE: James Hook gives us the low-down on …
WE spoke with Gloucester Rugby Union star James Hook on Wales' World Cup training camp, while talking about his side's chances in the ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
4
The low-down on lightning
out lightning Lightning is one of nature's most ephemeral forces, but scientists are still able to detect and measure these electrical displays. «Smoky Mountain News, Jul 15»
5
The Low-Down On - Darren Randolph
Previous Clubs - (Senior) - Charlton, Welling United (loan), Accrington Stanley (loan), Bury (loan), Gillingham (loan), Hereford United (loan), ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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The Low-Down On - Enner Valencia
The Low-Down On - Enner Valencia. What do we know about the player? Full Name - Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra Date of Birth - 4th ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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The Low-Down On - Andy Carroll
The Low-Down On - Andy Carroll. What do we know about the player? Full Name - Andrew Thomas Carroll Date of Birth - 6th January 1989 «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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The Low-Down On - Diafra Sakho
The Low-Down On - Diafra Sakho. What do we know about the player? Full Name - Diafra Sakho Date of Birth - 24th December 1989. Place of ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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The Low-Down On - Mark Noble
The Low-Down On - Mark Noble. What do we know about the player? Full Name - Mark James Noble Date of Birth - 8th May 1987. Place of ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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The real low-down on Pope Francis' Encyclical on Climate Change
Extremely curious at the media allegation that the “scientific Pantheist who advises Pope Francis” and has swayed “Laudato Si” (named so after ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»

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