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. | |