slow down
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(verb) reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" |
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Synonyms: decelerate |
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Related Words: fishtail, moderate, retard |
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| 2. |
(verb) become slow or slower; "Production slowed" |
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Synonyms: slack, slacken, slow, slow up |
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Related Words: weaken |
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| 3. |
(verb) cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" |
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Synonyms: slow, slow up |
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Related Words: bog, bog down, clog, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up |
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(verb) lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" |
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Synonyms: decelerate, retard, slow, slow up |
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Related Words: delay, detain, hold up, slow, slow down, slow up |
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(verb) become less tense; "He relaxed in the hot tub" |
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Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, unbend, unlax, unwind |
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Related Words: change state, sit back, take it easy, turn |
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