v. t. To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [ Obs. ] Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. [ Pref. be- by + low. ] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. “One degree below kings.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how below all history the persons and their actions were. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who thinks no fact below his regard. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Underneath; under; beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fairest child of Jove below. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In hell, or the regions of the dead. [ 1913 Webster ]

What business brought him to the realms below. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. Wheaton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. In some part or page following. [ 1913 Webster ]