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Definition slow in American English

slow verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/sloʊ/
1

if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the level or amount of it

Example

Inflation slowed significantly in the 1990s.

Example

Several factors combined to slow consumer spending last month.

Synonyms and related words
cut back reduce shrivel crater decrease diminish
2

if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the speed at which it happens

Example

Drugs can slow the progress of the disease.

Example

slowed speech

Synonyms and related words
slow down let up slow
2.1

if you slow someone or something, or if they slow, you reduce the speed at which they move

Example

An accident is slowing traffic on the Santa Monica freeway.

Example

I ran for a while and then slowed to a walk.

Example

Heavy fog forced drivers to slow to a crawl.

Synonyms and related words
slow down let up slow
Definition slow in American English

Related Words

Words related to slow:

be about it (phrase) be off the mark (phrase) be on the uptake (phrase) be slow going (phrase) off to a etc. start (phrase) clock (noun) slow (phrase) go slow (phrase) go-slow (noun) slow (adjective) slow (verb) slow (adverb) slow burn (noun) slow city (noun) slow down (phrasal verb) slow fashion (noun) slow food (noun) slow holiday (noun) slow jam (noun) slow motion (noun) slow off the (phrase) slow roll (noun) slow travel (noun) slow TV (noun) slow-witted (adjective) start slow (phrase) the slow lane (noun)