SLOW
\slˈə͡ʊ], \slˈəʊ], \s_l_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of SLOW
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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")
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become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
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cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
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(music) at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
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cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"
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at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
By Princeton University
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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
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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.
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Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
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Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
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Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
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Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
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Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
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Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
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To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
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A moth.
By Oddity Software
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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
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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.
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Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
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Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
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Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
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Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
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Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
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Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
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To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
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A moth.
By Noah Webster.
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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.
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To move with less speed; as, the train slowed down.
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To cause to move with less speed; to delay.
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Slowness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Slowness.
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To slacken in speed.
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Not quick or swift; dull; sluggish.
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Behind the standard, as a timepiece.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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