slow down

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verb

1. lose velocity;
move more slowly (Freq. 5)
- The car decelerated
• Syn:
decelerate, slow, slow up, retard
• Ant:
accelerate (for: decelerate)
• Derivationally related forms:
retardation (for: retard), slowdown, slowing (for: slow), deceleration (for: decelerate)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Hyponyms:
slow, slow up, delay, detain, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become slow or slower (Freq. 2)
- Production slowed
• Syn:
slow, slow up, slack, slacken
• Derivationally related forms:
slack (for: slack), slowdown, slowing (for: slow)
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. cause to proceed more slowly (Freq. 1)
- The illness slowed him down
• Syn:
slow, slow up
• Derivationally related forms:
slowdown
• Hypernyms:
decelerate, slow, slow up, retard
• Hyponyms:
bog down, bog, clog, constipate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. reduce the speed of
- He slowed down the car
• Syn:
decelerate
• Ant:
accelerate (for: decelerate)
• Derivationally related forms:
slowdown, deceleration (for: decelerate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
moderate, retard, fishtail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. 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
• Syn:
relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress
• Ant:
tense (for: relax)
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxant (for: relax), relaxation (for: relax)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
vege out, vegetate, sit back, take it easy
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
- Sam and Sue slow down