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Slow down Common

Slow down has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

lose velocity; move more slowly

"The car decelerated"

2

become slow or slower

"Production slowed"

3

cause to proceed more slowly

"The illness slowed him down"

4

reduce the speed of

"He slowed down the car"

5

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

"He relaxed in the hot tub"

"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

6

To decelerate.

Example Sentences
"The car decelerated" verb
"Production slowed" verb
"The illness slowed him down" verb
"He slowed down the car" verb
"He relaxed in the hot tub" verb
"Let's all relax after a hard day's work" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
speed up speed tense up
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decrease weaken decelerate change change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
slow delay bog down clog moderate retard fishtail vege out sit back
Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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