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slow
(sl/oU/ )

adjective (a)

  • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time(adj.all)
    Example:
    A slow walker.
    The slow lane of traffic.
    Her steps were slow.
    He was slow in reacting to the news.
    Slow but steady growth.
    Antonym:
    fast
    source: wordnet30
  • at a slow tempo(adj.all)
    Example:
    The band played a slow waltz.
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time(adj.all)
    Example:
    The clock is slow.
    source: wordnet30
  • Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

imperative (imp)

  • Slew.(imperative)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A moth.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')(adv.all)
    Example:
    He spoke slowly.
    Please go slow so I can see the sights.
    Synonym:
    easy, slowly, tardily
    Antonym:
    apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily
    source: wordnet30
  • of timepieces(adv.all)
    Example:
    The clock is almost an hour slow.
    source: wordnet30
  • Slowly.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

verb (v)

  • lose velocity; move more slowly(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up
    Antonym:
    accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up
    source: wordnet30
  • become slow or slower(verb.change)
    Example:
    Production slowed.
    Synonym:
    slack, slacken, slow down, slow up
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to proceed more slowly(verb.change)
    Example:
    The illness slowed him down.
    Synonym:
    slow down, slow up
    source: wordnet30
  • To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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