Definitions of slow
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To
slacken
in
speed.
-
To
render
slow;
to
slacken
the
speed
of;
to
retard;
to
delay;
as,
to
slow
a
steamer.
-
To
cause
to
move
with
less
speed;
to
delay.
-
To
move
with
less
speed;
as,
the
train
slowed
down.
-
become
slow
or
slower; "
Production
slowed"
-
cause
to
proceed
more
slowly; "
The
illness
slowed
him
down"
-
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.
-
Not
happening
in
a
short
time;
gradual;
late.
-
Not
ready;
not
prompt
or
quick;
dilatory;
sluggish;
as,
slow
of
speech,
and
slow
of
tongue.
-
Not
hasty;
not
precipitate;
acting
with
deliberation;
tardy;
inactive.
-
Behind
in
time;
indicating
a
time
earlier
than
the
true
time;
as,
the
clock
or
watch
is
slow.
-
Not
advancing
or
improving
rapidly;
as,
the
slow
growth
of
arts
and
sciences.
-
Heavy
in
wit;
not
alert,
prompt,
or
spirited;
wearisome;
dull.
-
A
moth.
-
Slowness.
-
without
speed; "
he
spoke
slowly"; "
go
easy
here--
the
road
is
slippery"; "
glaciers
move
tardily"; (`
slow'
is
sometimes
used
informally
for `
slowly'
as
in"
please
go
slow;
I
want
to
see
the
sights")
-
(
music)
at
a
slow
tempo; "
the
band
played
a
slow
waltz"
-
(
used
of
timepieces)
indicating
a
time
earlier
than
the
correct
time; "
the
clock
is
slow"
-
at
a
slow
tempo; "
the
band
played
a
slow
waltz"
-
imp.
of
Slee,
to
slay.
Slew.
-
Not
quick
or
rapid
in
motion;
as,
a
slow
step;
not
prompt;
as,
slow
in
arriving;
occupying
a
long
time;
as,
slow
progress;
not
rash
or
hasty;
as,
slow
to
anger;
dull
or
stupid;
as,
a
slow
pupil;
not
up
to
time;
as,
the
clock
is
slow.
-
Not
swift:
late:
behind
in
time:
not
hasty:
not
ready:
not
progressive.
-
Not
swift;
not
prompt;
behind
time.
-
Not
quick
or
swift;
dull;
sluggish.
-
Behind
the
standard,
as
a
timepiece.
-
Not
quick
in
motion;
not
ready;
dull;
inactive;
tardy;
not
hasty;
behind
in
time;
not
advancing
rapidly.
-
Not
quick
in
motion;
less
speedy
than
usual,
or
than
what
might
be
expected;
not
ready
or
prompt,
as
in
speech;
dilatory;
inactive;
dull;
behind
in
time,
as
a
clock.
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