slow
1Slow — (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf. {Sloe}, and… …
2Slow — is an adjective describing a low speed or tempo.Slow can also refer to: * Slow (band), a Canadian band from the mid 1980s * Slow (Producer DJ), a Finnish producer and DJ * Slow (song) , a song by Kylie Minogue *Slow motion, a technique in… …
3Slow — Slow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slowing}.] To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
4slow up — {v.} 1. To go more slowly. * /The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate./ * /Construction on the road slows up traffic./ 2. To become less busy. * /Business slows up at the stores after Christmas./ …
5slow up — {v.} 1. To go more slowly. * /The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate./ * /Construction on the road slows up traffic./ 2. To become less busy. * /Business slows up at the stores after Christmas./ …
6Slow — Slow, adv. Slowly. [1913 Webster] Let him have time to mark how slow time goes In time of sorrow. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
7Slow — Slow, v. i. To go slower; often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge. [1913 Webster] …
8Slow — Slow, n. A moth. [Obs.] Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] …
9Slow — (sl[=o]), obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
10slow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th century 1. a. mentally dull ; stupid < a slow student > b. naturally inert or sluggish 2. a …
