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slow

/ slow /
adjective/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
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"
Similar:
bumper-to-bumper dilatory laggard poky pokey dragging drawn-out lazy
Opposites:
fast
See also:
delayed gradual unhurried
verb Sense 2
become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
slump slack drop-off falloff falling off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
cause to proceed more slowly
"The illness slowed him down"
Type of:
decelerate slow down slow up
Kinds of:
bog down bog clog constipate
Derived:
slowdown lag retardation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective Sense 4
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
"the clock is slow"
Opposites:
fast
adjective Sense 5
at a slow tempo
"the band played a slow waltz"
Similar:
adagio andante lento lentissimo largo larghetto larghissimo moderato
Opposites:
fast
Domain:
music
adverb Sense 6
without speed (`slow'' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'')
"he spoke slowly"
"go easy here--the road is slippery"
"glaciers move tardily"
"please go slow so I can see the sights"
Opposites:
quickly rapidly speedily chop-chop apace
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 7
lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
Opposites:
accelerate speed up speed quicken
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Kinds of:
slow down slow up delay detain hold up
Derived:
deceleration slowing retardation slowdown lag
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 8
(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"
"a sluggish market"
Similar:
inactive
Domain:
commercial enterprise business enterprise business
adverb Sense 9
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"
"my watch is running behind"
adjective satellite Sense 10
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
"never met anyone quite so dim"
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray"
"dumb officials mak"
Similar:
stupid
adjective satellite Sense 11
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention";"
Similar:
uninteresting
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
19
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

bumper-to-bumper dilatory laggard poky pokey dragging drawn-out lazy fast weaken decelerate slow down