- Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not
swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow
stream; a slow motion. - Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. - Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as,
slow of speech, and slow of tongue. - Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation;
tardy; inactive. - Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true
time; as, the clock or watch is slow. - Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth
of arts and sciences. - Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome;
dull.
5 . Slow
[ v. i.]
- To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up
before crossing the bridge.
6 . Slow
[ v. t.]
- To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to
delay; as, to slow a steamer.
Meaning of 'slow' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . slow
[ v]
Meaning (1): - become slow or slower
Example in sentence:
Production slowed
Meaning (2): - lose velocity; move more slowly
Example in sentence:
The car decelerated
Meaning (3): - cause to proceed more slowly
Example in sentence:
The illness slowed him down
4 . slow
[ a]
Meaning (4): - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
Example in sentence:
a slow walker;
he was slow in reacting to the news;
her steps were slow;
slow but steady growth;
the slow lane of traffic
Meaning (5): - at a slow tempo
Example in sentence:
the band played a slow waltz
Meaning (6): - (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Example in sentence:
the clock is slow
7 . slow
[ r]
Meaning (7): - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
Example in sentence:
glaciers move tardily;
go easy here--the road is slippery;
he spoke slowly;
please go slow so I can see the sights
Meaning (8): - of timepieces
Example in sentence:
my watch is running behind;
the clock is almost an hour slow
9 . slow
[ s]
Meaning (9): - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example in sentence:
a boring evening with uninteresting people;
a dull play;
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention;
his competent but dull performance;
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome;
tedious days on the train;
the deadening effect of some routine tasks;
the tiresome chirping of a cricket;
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
Meaning (10): - (of business) not active or brisk
Example in sentence:
a sluggish market;
business is dull (or slow)
Meaning (11): - slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Example in sentence:
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;
never met anyone quite so dim;
so dense he never understands anything I say to him;
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