slow (a)

Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Example: the clock is slow.

slow (a)

Definition: (of business) not active or brisk
Example: business is dull (or slow). a sluggish market.

slow (r)

Definition: of timepieces
Example: the clock is almost an hour slow. my watch is running behind.

slow (a)

Definition: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example: a boring evening with uninteresting people. the deadening effect of some routine tasks. a dull play. his competent but dull performance. a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention. what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke. tedious days on the train. the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain. other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome.

slow (a)

Definition: at a slow tempo
Example: the band played a slow waltz.

slow (a)

Definition: slow to learn or understand
Example: so dense he never understands anything I say to him. never met anyone quite so dim. although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray. dumb officials make some really dumb decisions. he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse. worked with the slow students.

slow (a)

Definition: not moving quickly
Example: a slow walker. the slow lane of traffic. her steps were slow. he was slow in reacting to the news. slow but steady growth.

slow (v)

Definition: cause to proceed more slowly
Example: The illness slowed him down.

slow (v)

Definition: lose velocity
Example: The car decelerated.

slow (v)

Definition: become slow or slower
Example: Production slowed.

slow (r)

Definition: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
Example: he spoke slowly. go easy here--the road is slippery. glaciers move tardily. please go slow so I can see the sights.