slow up

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verb

1. become slow or slower (Freq. 1)
- Production slowed
• Syn:
slow, slow down, slack, slacken
• Derivationally related forms:
slack (for: slack), slowdown (for: slow down), slowing (for: slow)
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. lose velocity;
move more slowly
- The car decelerated
• Syn:
decelerate, slow, slow down, retard
• Ant:
accelerate (for: decelerate)
• Derivationally related forms:
retardation (for: retard), slowdown (for: slow down), slowing (for: slow), deceleration (for: decelerate)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Hyponyms:
slow, slow down, delay, detain, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. cause to proceed more slowly
- The illness slowed him down
• Syn:
slow, slow down
• Derivationally related forms:
slowdown (for: slow down)
• Hypernyms:
decelerate, slow, slow down, retard
• Hyponyms:
bog down, bog, clog, constipate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something