slow : Idioms & Phrases

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go-slow

  • noun a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
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Slow coach

  • a slow person. See def.7, above. Colloq.
Webster 1913

slow down

  • verb lose velocity; move more slowly
    decelerate; slow down; slow; retard.
    • The car decelerated
  • verb become slow or slower
    slacken; slow down; slow; slack.
    • Production slowed
  • verb cause to proceed more slowly
    slow down; slow.
    • The illness slowed him down
  • verb reduce the speed of
    decelerate.
    • He slowed down the car
  • verb become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
    unwind; unbend; relax; decompress; loosen up.
    • He relaxed in the hot tub
    • Let's all relax after a hard day's work
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slow lane

  • noun the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly
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Slow lemur, ∨ Slow loris

  • (Zoöl.), an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal (Nycticebus tardigradus) about the size of a small cat; so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called also bashful Billy.
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slow loris

  • noun stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
    Nycticebus tardigradua; Nycticebus pygmaeus.
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Slow match

  • noun match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly
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  • . See under Match.
Webster 1913

slow motion

  • noun a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
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slow time scale

  • noun (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
    extended time scale.
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slow up

  • verb become slow or slower
    slacken; slow down; slow; slack.
    • Production slowed
  • verb cause to proceed more slowly
    slow down; slow.
    • The illness slowed him down
  • verb lose velocity; move more slowly
    decelerate; slow down; slow; retard.
    • The car decelerated
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slow virus

  • noun a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear
    • kuru is caused by a slow virus
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slow-moving

  • adjective satellite moving slowly
    • slow-moving cars
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slow-witted

  • adjective satellite retarded in intellectual development
    half-witted; feebleminded; backward.
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Slow"-wit`ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.
Webster 1913

slow-wittedness

  • noun the quality of being mentally slow and limited
    dumbness; denseness.
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