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Verb

(third-person singular simple present slows, present participle slowing, simple past and past participle slowed)

1. To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Noun

(plural slows)

1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. (music) A slow song.

Adverb

(comparative slower, superlative slowest)

1. Slowly.

   That clock is running slow.

Anagrams

• lows, owls, sowl

Origin

Old English slāw. Cognate with Swedish slö.