slow
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Is slow a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.Examples: "Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student […]"; "Hey, don't yell at Homer, just because he's a little slow."Synonyms: dull-wittedderogatoryinformal
2. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.Examples: "That clock is slow."
3. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.Examples: "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."Synonyms: quiet, unbusy
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.Examples: "slow the process"transitive
2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.Examples: "slow the traffic"Synonyms: delay, hinder, retardtransitive
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.Examples: "After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her."; "As he passed though the station, he slowed to yell to the signalman, Frank 'Sailor' Bridges: "Sailor - have you anything between here and Fordham? Where's the mail?" Gimbert knew the mail train was due, and he didn't want to endanger another train with his burning bomb wagon."Synonyms: decelerate, slackenintransitive
noun (English)
1. (music) A slow song.
Definition source: Wiktionary