| slow | |
| 1. adj. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. | |
| a slow train; a slow computer | |
| 2. adj. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time. | |
| 3. adj. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend. | |
| 4. adj. Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation. | |
| 5. adj. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time. | |
| That clock is slow. | |
| 6. adj. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness. | |
| 7. adj. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity. | |
| It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier. | |
| I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon. | |
| 8. v. To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. | |
| 9. v. To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate. | |
| 11. n. Someone who is slow; a sluggard. | |
| 12. n. (music) A slow song. | |
| 13. adv. Slowly. | |
| That clock is running slow. | |
