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Definition slow in British English

slow verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/sləʊ/
1

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.

Synonyms and related words
slow down let up slow
1.1

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 M40.

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
2

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
salami-slice top-slice cut back crater decrease decline
Definition slow in British 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 (noun) slow (adjective) slow (verb) slow (adverb) slow burn (noun) slow city (noun) slow down (phrasal verb) slow fashion (noun) slow food (noun) slow jam (noun) slow motion (noun) slow off the (phrase) slow roll (noun) slow travel (noun) slow TV (noun) slow-witted (adjective) slow-worm (noun) the slow lane (noun)