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Quick definitions from WordNet (slow)
▸ verb: become slow or slower ("Production slowed")
▸ verb: cause to proceed more slowly ("The illness slowed him down")
▸ verb: lose velocity; move more slowly
▸ adjective: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time ("A slow walker")
▸ adjective: at a slow tempo ("The band played a slow waltz")
▸ adjective: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time ("The clock is slow")
▸ adjective: (of business) not active or brisk ("Business is dull (or slow)")
▸ adjective: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
▸ adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity ("Worked with the slow students")
▸ adverb: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') ("He spoke slowly")
▸ adverb: of timepieces ("The clock is almost an hour slow")
▸ Also see slows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to slow
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▸ Idioms related to slow (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by slow
▸ Words that often appear near slow
▸ Rhymes of slow
▸ Invented words related to slow
▸ verb: become slow or slower ("Production slowed")
▸ verb: cause to proceed more slowly ("The illness slowed him down")
▸ verb: lose velocity; move more slowly
▸ adjective: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time ("A slow walker")
▸ adjective: at a slow tempo ("The band played a slow waltz")
▸ adjective: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time ("The clock is slow")
▸ adjective: (of business) not active or brisk ("Business is dull (or slow)")
▸ adjective: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
▸ adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity ("Worked with the slow students")
▸ adverb: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') ("He spoke slowly")
▸ adverb: of timepieces ("The clock is almost an hour slow")
▸ Also see slows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to slow
▸ Usage examples for slow
▸ Idioms related to slow (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by slow
▸ Words that often appear near slow
▸ Rhymes of slow
▸ Invented words related to slow