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slow loris |
slow match |
slow motion |
slow time |
slow time scale |
slow up
| slow virus
| slow witted
| slow-moving
| slow-witted
| slow-wittedness
slow up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb slow up has 3 senses
- slow up(v = verb.change) slack, slacken, slow, slow down - become slow or slower; "Production slowed" is one way to weaken
- slow up(v = verb.change) slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" is one way to decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up
- slow up(v = verb.change) decelerate, retard, slow, slow down - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" is one way to decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
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THESAURUS
slow up
afterthought, arrest, backpedal, backwater, bind, block, blockage, brake, bureaucratic delay, check, clip the wings, curb, decelerate, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detain, detention, double take, drag, dragging, draw rein, ease off, ease up, ease-off, ease-up, flagging, halt, hang-up, hindrance, hold back, hold in check, hold up, holdup, impede, interim, jam, keep back, lag, lagging, let down, let up, letdown, letup, logjam, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, minus acceleration, moderate, moratorium, obstruct, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reef, rein in, relax, reprieve, respite, retard, retardance, retardation, retardment, set back, setback, slack, slack off, slack up, slack-up, slacken, slackening, slow, slow down, slowdown, slowing, slowing down, slowness, slowup, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, suspension, take in sail, throttle down, tie-up, time lag, wait
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