Low or short?

We use low for things which are not high, or which are close to the ground or to the bottom of something:

• We have a sofa, two armchairs and a low table.
• The wall is too low; we need to make it higher so the dog can’t get out.

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We use short, not low, to describe people’s height:

• Joseph is quite short but his brothers are both really tall.
• Not: Joseph is quite low …