slow
UK /sləʊ/US /sloʊ/
adjective7
- Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student,[…] — 1960
verb3
noun2
adverb1
forms
slowed · slown · slowing · sloweth · slows · slower · slowest
Phrases with slow
- do a slow burnTo experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
- slow burnSomething that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.
- slow-burningWhich burns more slowly than comparable objects.
- slow downTo decelerate.
- slow inTo adjust the spacing of in-between frames so as to smoothly decelerate movement of an object as it comes to rest
- slow marchA controlled walking pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.
- slow off the markslow to act or react
- slow on the uptakeOf a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
- slow outTo adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position.
- slow studyOne who takes a long time to learn or understand things; a slow learner.
- slow-updeceleration
- slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.