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slow
/sloʊ/
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Definitions of slow
  1. verb
    cause to proceed more slowly
    "The illness slowed him down"

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    slow down slow up
  2. adverb
    of timepieces
    "the clock is almost an hour slow"

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    behind
  3. adverb
    without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
    "he spoke slowly" "please go slow so I can see the sights"

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    easy slowly tardily
  4. adjective
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

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    boring deadening dull ho-hum irksome tedious tiresome wearisome uninteresting
  5. adjective
    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
    "worked with the slow students"

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    dense dim dull dumb obtuse stupid
  6. verb
    become slow or slower
    "Production slowed"

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    slack slacken slow down slow up
    type of:
    weaken
  7. verb
    lose velocity; move more slowly

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    decelerate retard slow down slow up
  8. adjective
    (of business) not active or brisk
    "business is dull (or slow)"

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    dull sluggish inactive
  9. adjective
    at a slow tempo
    "the band played a slow waltz"

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    larghetto lento larghissimo lentissimo moderato adagio andante largo
    Opposite:
    fast
  10. adjective
    not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
    "a slow walker" "the slow lane of traffic" "her steps were slow" "he was slow in reacting to the news" "slow but steady growth"

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    sulky laggard drawn-out dilatory bumper-to-bumper lazy poky slow-moving sluggish long-play long-playing pokey
    Opposite:
    fast
  11. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
    "the clock is slow"
    Opposite:
    fast
Examples of slow
  • "The illness slowed him down"
  • "the clock is almost an hour slow"
  • "he spoke slowly"
  • "please go slow so I can see the sights"
  • "worked with the slow students"
  • "Production slowed"
  • "business is dull (or slow)"
  • "the band played a slow waltz"
  • "a slow walker"
  • "the slow lane of traffic"
  • "her steps were slow"
  • "he was slow in reacting to the news"
  • "slow but steady growth"
  • "the clock is slow"
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