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slow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

cause to proceed more slowly

Type	Words
Synonyms	slow down, slow up
Type of	slow down, retard, decelerate, slow up
Has types	bog, clog, constipate, bog down

The illness slowed him down.

slow::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

of timepieces

Type	Words
Synonyms	behind

the clock is almost an hour slow.

slow::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

Type	Words
Synonyms	easy, slowly, tardily

he spoke slowly.

please go slow so I can see the sights.

slow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Type	Words
Synonyms	boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

slow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Type	Words
Synonyms	dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse
Derivation	slowness

worked with the slow students.

slow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

become slow or slower

Type	Words
Synonyms	slack, slacken, slow down, slow up
Type of	weaken
Derivation	slowing

Production slowed.

slow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

lose velocity; move more slowly

Type	Words
Synonyms	decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up
Type of	diminish, lessen, decrease, fall
Has types	slow up, delay, hold up, detain, slow down
Derivation	slowing

slow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

(of business) not active or brisk

Type	Words
Synonyms	dull, sluggish

business is dull (or slow).

slow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

at a slow tempo

Type	Words
Derivation	slowness

the band played a slow waltz.

slow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

Type	Words
Derivation	slowness

a slow walker.

the slow lane of traffic.

her steps were slow.

he was slow in reacting to the news.

slow but steady growth.

slow:: | Spocien Dictionary

slow

/sloʊ/

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

Type	Words

the clock is slow.