slow down

/sloʊ daʊn/

/sləʊ daʊn/

Other forms: slowed down; slowing down; slows down

Definitions of slow down

1. verb

   lose velocity; move more slowly
   synonyms: decelerate, retard, slow, slow up

   types:

   slow, slow up

   cause to proceed more slowly

   delay, detain, hold up

   cause to be slowed down or delayed

   bog, bog down

   cause to slow down or get stuck

   clog, constipate

   impede with a clog or as if with a clog

   stonewall

   engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

   catch

   delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

   stall

   deliberately delay an event or action

   buy time

   act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

   type of:

   decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

   decrease in size, extent, or range
2. verb

   reduce the speed of
   “He slowed down the car”

   synonyms: decelerate

   types:

   moderate

   make less fast or intense

   retard

   cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

   fishtail

   slow down by moving the tail sideways

   deaden

   lessen the momentum or velocity of

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
3. verb

   become slow or slower
   synonyms: slack, slacken, slow, slow up

   type of:

   weaken

   become weaker
4. verb

   cause to proceed more slowly
   synonyms: slow, slow up

   types:

   bog, bog down

   cause to slow down or get stuck

   clog, constipate

   impede with a clog or as if with a clog

   type of:

   decelerate, retard, slow, slow up

   lose velocity; move more slowly
5. verb

   become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
   synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, unbend, unwind

   types:

   vege out, vegetate

   engage in passive relaxation

   sit back, take it easy

   settle into a comfortable sitting position

   type of:

   change state, turn

   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action