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| v. (change) | 1. decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up | lose velocity; move more slowly.; "The car decelerated" |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| ~ slow up, slow, slow down | cause to proceed more slowly.; "The illness slowed him down" |
| ~ delay, detain, hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed.; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" |
| v. (change) | 2. slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up | become slow or slower.; "Production slowed" |
| ~ weaken | become weaker.; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
| v. (change) | 3. slow, slow down, slow up | cause to proceed more slowly.; "The illness slowed him down" |
| ~ bog, bog down | cause to slow down or get stuck.; "The vote would bog down the house" |
| ~ decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | lose velocity; move more slowly.; "The car decelerated" |
| ~ constipate, clog | impede with a clog or as if with a clog.; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" |
| v. (change) | 4. decelerate, slow down | reduce the speed of.; "He slowed down the car" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ moderate | make less fast or intense.; "moderate your speed" |
| ~ retard | cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate.; "This drug will retard your heart rate" |
| ~ fishtail | slow down by moving the tail sideways.; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway" |
| v. (body) | 5. decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| ~ vege out, vegetate | engage in passive relaxation.; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" |
| ~ sit back, take it easy | settle into a comfortable sitting position. |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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