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  • Definition
    • slow :lose velocity; move more slowly
      • The car decelerated

    • slow :not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
      • a slow walker|the slow lane of traffic|her steps were slow|he was slow in reacting to the news|slow but steady growth

    • slow :without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
      • he spoke slowly|go easy here--the road is slippery|glaciers move tardily|please go slow so I can see the sights

    • slow :become slow or slower
      • Production slowed

    • slow :at a slow tempo
      • the band played a slow waltz

    • slow :of timepieces
      • the clock is almost an hour slow|my watch is running behind

    • slow :cause to proceed more slowly
      • The illness slowed him down

    • slow :slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him|never met anyone quite so dim|although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick|dumb officials make some really dumb decisions|he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse|worked with the slow students

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