 slow_down |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lose velocity; move more slowly | |
| Synonyms: | slow decelerate retard slow_up | |
| Examples: | "The car decelerated" |
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| Related terms: | accelerate decrease delay slow deceleration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become slow or slower | |
| Synonyms: | slacken slow slow_up slack | |
| Examples: | "Production slowed" |
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| Related terms: | weaken slump | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to proceed more slowly | |
| Synonyms: | slow slow_up | |
| Examples: | "The illness slowed him down" |
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| Related terms: | decelerate bog_down clog slowdown | |
| 4. | [ verb ] reduce the speed of | |
| Synonyms: | decelerate | |
| Examples: | "He slowed down the car" |
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| Related terms: | accelerate retard moderate fishtail slowdown | |
| 5. | [ verb ] become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | |
| Synonyms: | relax loosen_up unbend unwind decompress | |
| Examples: | "He relaxed in the hot tub" "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
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| Related terms: | change_state sit_back vege_out relaxation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] become less tense | |
| Synonyms: | relax unbend unstrain unwind decompress make_relaxed loosen_up unlax | |
| Examples: | "He relaxed in the hot tub" |
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| Related terms: | tense tense change_state affect sit_back unbend vege_out relaxer relaxant decompress | |
| Similar spelling: |
slowdown |
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