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English verb: slow down | |||
| 1. | slow down (change) lose velocity; move more slowly | ||
| Samples | The car decelerated. | ||
| Synonyms | decelerate, retard, slow, slow up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | delay, detain, hold up, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| Antonyms | accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed | ||
| 2. | slow down (change) become slow or slower | ||
| Samples | Production slowed. | ||
| Synonyms | slack, slacken, slow, slow up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 3. | slow down (change) cause to proceed more slowly | ||
| Samples | The illness slowed him down. | ||
| Synonyms | slow, slow up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bog, bog down, clog, constipate | ||
| 4. | slow down (change) reduce the speed of | ||
| Samples | He slowed down the car. | ||
| Synonyms | decelerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fishtail, moderate, retard | ||
| Antonyms | accelerate, speed up, speed | ||
| 5. | slow down (body) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | ||
| Samples | He relaxed in the hot tub. Let's all relax after a hard day's work. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue slow down | ||
| Synonyms | decompress, loosen up, relax, unbend, unwind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sit back, take it easy, vege out, vegetate | ||
| Antonyms | tense up, tense | ||
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