noun
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Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
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A slow song.
verb
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To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
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To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
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To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
adjective
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Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
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a slow train; a slow computer
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Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
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Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
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Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
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(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
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That clock is slow.
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Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
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(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
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I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon.
adverb
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Slowly.
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That clock is running slow.
Examples of slow in a Sentence
A slow smile came to his lips.
Don't let me slow you down.
The going was slow on the sandy trail.
The wagon groaned into a slow roll.
We'll take it nice and slow and hold hands.
Raindrops fell as if in slow motion, and lightning stayed, brighter than the midday sun.
I feel like I'm on a carousel that won't stop but we have to slow it down.
With slow graceful steps, he pulled her into dance.
A slow smile worked its way across his face and into his eyes.
Then she said, "Helen wind slow," again suiting the action to the words.
The realization came slow and late, but clear.
Time slowed down, and it was as if everything was in slow motion.
Dusty felt the slow change in the air around him and tensed.
When it came back to her face, a slow smile erased the creases between his brows.
The blue ice melted with warmth and a slow smile twisted his lips in an attractive way.
From in front and especially from the right, in the unlifting smoke the guns boomed, and out of the mysterious domain of smoke that overlay the whole space in front, quick hissing cannon balls and slow whistling shells flew unceasingly.
I had often read the story, but I had never felt the charm of Rip's slow, quaint, kind ways as I did in the play.
She wanted to ask him to slow down, but she was already holding him back.
Would you slow down before you kill us both?
His smile came slow now, but it came more frequently.
The Deans had feared the long Colorado winter might slow down frisky Fred but, if anything, the opposite occurred, due in no small measure to his young pal and junk sale cohort, Martha Boyd.
It is irksome because the process is so slow, and they cannot read what they have written or correct their mistakes.
She was slow answering.
The trip to the Montrose airport was slow.
Lisa glanced sharply at Sarah, a slow flush invading her face.
We could take two wagons, but that would mean we'd have to travel slow, and there wouldn't be any animals for riding except Bordeaux's horse.
His absence of speech doesn't slow him down.
Miss Sullivan and others who live constantly with the deaf can spell very rapidly--fast enough to get a slow lecture, not fast enough to get every word of a rapid speaker.
His heart began to slow its impossible race.
His hands slid up her back in a slow caress that made her heart beat wildly.
Her heart started to slow.
During our walks she keeps up a continual spelling, and delights to accompany it with actions such as skipping, hopping, jumping, running, walking fast, walking slow, and the like.
She removed her gloves, wondering about the slow flush that was darkening his somber features.
They were forced to slow their pace when the trail became covered with slippery shale and the path grew steeper.
The Deans dallied over the dishes and then took a slow stroll around town, stopping at the Western Hotel a few blocks away.
Dean drove with even more caution now that the melted road sections were beginning to freeze anew, downshifting, allowing the reduced gear to slow the vehicle.
Slow. But I think I'm on the right track.
His statement did nothing to slow Fred down.
He must have reached an arm across the warmth next to him and her nearly soundless mewl began his slow but steady rise to the surface of consciousness.
It was then he began the slow realization that it was not his beloved wife who spooned against his back in nakedness, sharing his bed!
Dan had given her a jacket, but their slow crawl through the forest had left her soaked and shivering.
The water-breather worked, but the lifesaver was slow to inflate.
A slow smile slid across his face, revealing pointed teeth.
Right now, Gabe and I are going to the underworld. You'll slow us down, Rhyn said.
Kris! Form up with us. Rhyn's slow on his left. Pick up his slack.
Dean had allowed what he thought was plenty of time for the flight but the rental car area was slow and the entire airport was crowded with storm-delayed travelers.
Dean figured with everything happening, sleep would be slow in coming.
The first curve frightened the hell out of him and he knew the brake pressure necessary to slow him from this speed could not be engaged all the way down the mountain without overheating the tiny pads to the point of ineffectiveness.
Things were a little slow this afternoon and Dr. Worthington offered to stay.
His smile was slow coming.