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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  slow,  slow  down  slow  up  slack,  slacken 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  slow,  slow  down  slow  up 
  =>  decelerate,  slow,  slow  down  slow  up  retard 
  -------------- 
 
  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  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") 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words