slow down

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Verb	1.	slow down - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"decelerate, slow, slow up, retarddecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
	2.	slow down - become slow or slower; "Production slowed"slacken, slow up, slow, slackweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	3.	slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"slow up, slowbog, bog down - cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"constipate, clog - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
	4.	slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"deceleratealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"moderate - make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"fishtail - slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"
	5.	slow down - 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"relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, unbendvege out, vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"sit back, take it easy - settle into a comfortable sitting positionchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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slow down

1. To decrease in speed. Would you please slow down—you're going 100 miles an hour! Once he slowed down and started speaking clearly, I finally understood what he was talking about.2. To cause, compel, or force someone or something to decrease in speed. A noun or pronoun can be used between "slow" and "down" in this use. You really should slow the engine down before shifting gears like that. We need to try to slow down their linebacker, or he's going to keep sacking our quarterback all day long.3. To decrease in frequency, intensity, or activity. She's got too much going on at the moment, between work and the kids. She needs to slow down or she's going to have a heart attack! The company announced they were slowing down production after the lukewarm response to the latest product.4. To cause, compel, or force someone or something to decrease in frequency, intensity, or activity. A noun or pronoun can be used between "slow" and "down" in this use. The government plans to slow their infrastructure investments down over the next year to help balance the federal budget. My arthritis has really started slowing me down lately.See also: down, slow

slow down

to decrease speed; to go slower. Please slow down. You are going too fast.See also: down, slow

slow down

1. Delay, retard, reduce speed, as in She slowed down the sled by dragging her foot, or Slow down, Bill; you're driving much too fast. [First half of 1800s] Also see slow up. 2. Become less active or vigorous, as in Now that I'm in my seventies I find I've slowed down quite a bit. [Second half of 1800s] See also: down, slow

slow down

v.1. To decrease the speed or rate of something: The chef slowed down the mixer and added some flour to the batter. We slowed the boat down as we entered the harbor.2. To move, work, or happen at a slower rate: We slowed down so that we could read the road sign.3. To delay someone or something; retard someone or something: An injury slowed down the runner. A virus has slowed my computer down.See also: down, slow

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verb lose velocity

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verb become slow or slower

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verb cause to proceed more slowly

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verb reduce the speed of

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

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