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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

slow up

verb

1: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: slow, slow down, slack, slacken]
2: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" [syn: slow, slow down]
3: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: decelerate, slow, slow down, retard] [ant: accelerate]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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