Closest to the bow.
Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.
Coming before (all) others in time.
Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority.
In front, prominently forward.
First in time.
Most importantly.
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
older
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
To bring down; to humble
(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
to pull down
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To make less elevated
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease