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slow down

/sl/oU/_d/AU/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. lose velocity; move more slowly

    verb.change

    Synonyms decelerate retard slow slow up
    Antonyms accelerate quicken speed speed up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. become slow or slower

    verb.change

    Synonyms slack slacken slow slow up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. cause to proceed more slowly

    verb.change

    Synonyms slow slow up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. reduce the speed of

    verb.change

    Synonyms decelerate
    Antonyms accelerate speed speed up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

    verb.body

    Synonyms decompress loosen up relax unbend unwind
    Antonyms tense tense up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

slovenlyslovenly personslovenly womanslovennessslovenryslowslow laneslow lorisslow matchslow motionslow time scaleslow up

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