Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slow
2 of 3 senses of slow
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
=> slow, slow down slow up
=> delay, detain, hold up
Sense 3
slow, slow down slow up
=> bog down bog
=> clog
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slow
2 of 3 senses of slow
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
=> slow, slow down slow up
=> bog down bog
=> clog
=> delay, detain, hold up
=> catch
=> stall
=> buy time
Sense 3
slow, slow down slow up
=> bog down bog
=> clog
Entailment of verb slow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb slow
3 senses of slow
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
Sense 2
slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken
=> weaken
Sense 3
slow, slow down slow up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
Familiarity of verb slow
slow used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slow
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
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Sense 2
slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken
=> weaken
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Sense 3
slow, slow down slow up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard
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Grep of noun slow
edward winslow
go-slow
slow-wittedness
slow lane
slow loris
slow match
slow motion
slow time scale
slow virus
slowcoach
slowdown
slowing
slowness
slowpoke
slowworm
winslow
Overview of verb slow
The verb slow has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
2. (2) slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
3. (1) slow, slow down slow up -- (cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down")
Overview of adj slow
The adj slow has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (23) 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")
2. (3) slow -- ((music) at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz")
3. (1) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, 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"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
4. slow -- ((used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow")
5. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome -- (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome")
6. dull, slow, sluggish -- ((of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market")
Overview of adv slow
The adv slow has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) slowly, slow, easy, tardily -- (without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please go slow; I want to see the sights"))
2. behind, slow -- (of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind")
Antonyms of adj slow
6 senses of slow
Sense 1
slow (vs. fast)
fast (vs. slow)
=> accelerated
=> accelerating
=> alacritous
=> blistering, hot, red-hot
=> double-quick
=> express
=> fleet, swift
=> hastening
=> high-speed, high-velocity
=> high-speed
=> hot
=> hurrying, scurrying
=> immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway
=> instantaneous, instant(postnominal)
=> meteoric
=> quick, speedy
=> rapid
=> speeding
=> rapid, speedy
=> winged
Sense 2
slow (vs. fast)
fast (vs. slow)
=> allegro
=> allegretto
=> andantino
=> presto
=> prestissimo
=> vivace
Sense 3
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart
Sense 4
slow (vs. fast)
fast (vs. slow)
Sense 5
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting
Sense 6
dull, slow, sluggish
INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active
Similarity of adj slow
6 senses of slow
Sense 1
slow (vs. fast)
=> bumper-to-bumper, crawling
=> dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey
=> dragging
=> drawling, drawn-out
=> lazy
=> long-play, long-playing
=> slow-moving
=> sluggish
Also See-> delayed#1; gradual#1; unhurried#1
Sense 2
slow (vs. fast)
=> adagio
=> andante
=> lento
=> lentissimo
=> largo
=> larghetto
=> larghissimo
=> moderato
Sense 3
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
=> stupid (vs. smart)
Sense 4
slow (vs. fast)
Sense 5
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
=> uninteresting (vs. interesting)
Sense 6
dull, slow, sluggish
=> inactive (vs. active)
Attributes of adj slow
1 of 6 senses of slow
Sense 1
slow (vs. fast)
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
Familiarity of adj slow
slow used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj slow
slow
slow-moving
slow-witted
slowgoing
Overview of verb slow
The verb slow has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
2. (2) slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
3. (1) slow, slow down slow up -- (cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down")
Overview of adj slow
The adj slow has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (23) 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")
2. (3) slow -- ((music) at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz")
3. (1) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, 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"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
4. slow -- ((used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow")
5. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome -- (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome")
6. dull, slow, sluggish -- ((of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market")
Overview of adv slow
The adv slow has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) slowly, slow, easy, tardily -- (without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please go slow; I want to see the sights"))
2. behind, slow -- (of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind")
slow definition
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