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slow up
Overview of verb slow-up
The verb slow up has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
2. slow, slow down, slow up -- (cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down")
3. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
Antonyms of verb slow-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slow-up
3 senses of slow up
Sense 1
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slow-up
2 of 3 senses of slow up
Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
=> bog down, bog
=> clog, constipate
Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> slow, slow down, slow up
=> delay, detain, hold up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slow-up
3 senses of slow up
Sense 1
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
'Cause To' of verb slow-up
Derived Forms of verb slow-up
Domain of verb slow-up
Domain Terms of verb slow-up
Familiarity of verb slow-up
slow up used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb slow-up
3 senses of slow up
Sense 1
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb slow-up
3 senses of slow up
Sense 1
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
> weaken
=> attenuate
=> melt, disappear
=> die down
=> collapse
=> fade, melt
=> subside, lessen
=> blur, dim, slur
=> pine away, waste, languish
=> dull
=> pall
=> loosen, relax, loose
=> slacken
=> slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> wilt
Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> slow, slow down, slow up
=> delay, detain, hold up
Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slow-up
Sense 1
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
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Sense 2
slow, slow down, slow up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
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Sense 3
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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