the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > lower or let down > specifically a part of the body (3)
transitive. To place (one's neck or shoulders) as if under a yoke. Obsolete. rare.
To lay or bring down, lower, depress (a member or part of the body, etc.).
transitive. To allow to fall; to bring downwards (a part of the body, a held object, etc.).