HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of lowball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.
  2. A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)
  3. A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.
  4. An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.
  5. Clipping of lowball glass.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See lowball used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course