ALL meanings of slow
slow
S s - adjective slow moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 1
- adjective slow characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 1
- adjective slow taking or requiring a comparatively long time for completion: a slow meal; a slow trip. 1
- adjective slow requiring or taking a long time for growing, changing, or occurring; gradual: a plant of slow growth. 1
- adjective slow sluggish in nature, disposition, or function. 1
- adjective slow dull of perception or understanding; mentally dull: a slow child. 1
- adjective slow not prompt, readily disposed, or in haste (usually followed by to or an infinitive): slow to anger; slow to take offense. 1
- adjective slow burning or heating with little speed or intensity, as a fire or an oven. 1
- adjective slow slack; not busy: The market was slow today. 1
- adjective slow having some quality that retards speed or causes movement, progress, work, etc., to be accomplished at less than the usual or expected rate of speed: a slow, careful worker; a slow road. 1
- adjective slow running at less than the proper rate of speed or registering less than the proper time, as a clock. 1
- adjective slow passing heavily or dragging, as time: It's been a slow afternoon. 1
- adjective slow not progressive; behind the times: a slow town. 1
- adjective slow dull, humdrum, uninteresting, or tedious: What a slow party! 1
- adjective slow Photography. requiring long exposure, as by having a small lens diameter or low film sensitivity: a slow lens or film. 1
- adjective slow (of the surface of a race track) sticky from a fairly recent rain and in the process of drying out. 1
- adverb slow in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow. 1
- verb with object slow to make slow or slower (often followed by up or down). 1
- verb with object slow to retard; reduce the advancement or progress of: His illness slowed him at school. 1
- verb without object slow to become slow or slower; slacken in speed (often followed by up or down). 1
- adjective slow not moving fast 1
- adjective slow not designed for speed 1
- adjective slow mentally: slow to learn 1
- intransitive verb slow reduce speed 1
- adjective slow emotionally: slow to react 1
- adjective slow clock: behind 1
- adjective slow business: giving few sales 1
- adjective slow film, novel: boring 1
- adjective slow heat: gentle, not too hot 1
- adjective slow photographic film: less sensitive 1
- adjective slow shutter: set to slower speed 1
- adjective slow sports fields 1
- abbreviation SLOW slowly 1
- transitive verb slow reduce the speed of 1
- adjective slow Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. 0
- adverb slow In informal English, slower is used to mean 'at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean 'with little speed'. 0
- adjective slow Something that is slow takes a long time. 0
- adjective slow If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. 0
- verb slow If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly. 0
- adjective slow Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things. 0
- adjective slow If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. 0
- adjective slow If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. 0
- adjective slow performed or occurring during a comparatively long interval of time 0
- adjective slow lasting a comparatively long time 0
- adjective slow characterized by lack of speed 0
- adjective slow adapted to or productive of slow movement 0
- adjective slow (of a clock, etc) indicating a time earlier than the correct time 0
- adjective slow given to or characterized by a leisurely or lazy existence 0
- adjective slow not readily responsive to stimulation; intellectually unreceptive 0
- adjective slow dull or uninteresting 0