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61slow — {{11}}slow (adj.) O.E. slaw inactive, sluggish, also not clever, from P.Gmc. *slæwaz (Cf. O.S. sleu blunt, dull, M.Du. slee, Du. sleeuw sour, tart, blunt, O.H.G. sleo blunt, dull, O.N. sljor, Dan. slèv, Swed. slö …
62slow sb up — UK US slow (sb/sth) down/up Phrasal Verb with slow({{}}/sləʊ/ verb [I or T] ► to become slower or less active, or to make something slower or less active: »Growth in the business slowed down rather than increasing as expected. slow down the… …
63slow up — UK US slow (sb/sth) down/up Phrasal Verb with slow({{}}/sləʊ/ verb [I or T] ► to become slower or less active, or to make something slower or less active: »Growth in the business slowed down rather than increasing as expected. slow down the… …
64slow- — [[t]slo͟ʊ [/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED slow is used to form words which describe something that happens slowly. He was stuck in a line of slow moving traffic. ...a slow burning fuse …
65Slow — Der Stehblues (auch: Slow oder Schieber, in Österreich häufig Schleicher beziehungsweise in Wien auch L amour Hatscher) ist ein langsamer Tanz in einigen Diskotheken, bei Tanzveranstaltungen oder auf Partys, der vor allem dazu dient, dem Tanzpaar …
66slow up — Synonyms and related words: afterthought, arrest, backpedal, backwater, bind, block, blockage, brake, bureaucratic delay, check, clip the wings, curb, decelerate, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detain, detention, double take,… …
67slow — [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slæwaz, which also produced Swedish slö and Danish sløv ‘dull, blunt’. The… …
68slow up — PHR V ERG Slow up means the same as slow down 1. [V P] Sales are slowing up... [V P n (not pron)] The introduction of a new code of criminal procedure has also slowed up the system. [Also V n P] …
69slow — stupid Mainly educational jargon of children, but also of adults of low mental capacity. Slow upstairs is used only of adults: He s the Irish version of a street hood, very good with weapons but a little slow upstairs. (Clancy, 1987,… …
70slow TV — /sloʊ ti ˈvi/ (say sloh tee vee) noun television programs which are in depth and comprehensive, such as a complete lecture or presentation given by a leader in a particular field. {modelled on slow food, slow travel} …
