Verb

• S: (v) slow (slow%2:30:01::), slow down (slow_down%2:30:01::), slow up (slow_up%2:30:03::), slack (slack%2:30:05::), slacken (slacken%2:30:02::) (become slow or slower) "Production slowed"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) slowing (slowing%1:07:00::) [Related to: slow] (a decrease in rate of change) "the deceleration of the arms race"
• W: (n) slowdown (slowdown%1:04:00::) [Related to: slow down] (the act of slowing down or falling behind)
• W: (n) slack (slack%1:22:00::) [Related to: slack] (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality) "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) slow (slow%2:30:05::), slow down (slow_down%2:30:04::), slow up (slow_up%2:30:02::) (cause to proceed more slowly) "The illness slowed him down"
• S: (v) decelerate (decelerate%2:30:00::), slow (slow%2:30:00::), slow down (slow_down%2:30:00::), slow up (slow_up%2:30:01::), retard (retard%2:30:00::) (lose velocity; move more slowly) "The car decelerated"