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Slow down   /sloʊ daʊn/   Listen
Slow down

verb
1.
Lose velocity; move more slowly.  Synonyms: decelerate, retard, slow, slow up.  Antonym: accelerate.
2.
Become slow or slower.  Synonyms: slack, slacken, slow, slow up.
3.
Cause to proceed more slowly.  Synonyms: slow, slow up.
4.
Reduce the speed of.  Synonym: decelerate.  Antonym: accelerate.
5.
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.  Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, unbend, unwind.  "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"  Antonym: tense.






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"Slow down" Quotes from Famous Books



... held a paddle up in the air, a signal for the other boat to slow down. A moment later Rob spied the otter lying stretched out motionless on the water as though asleep, as indeed likely was the case, since that is the method of sleep practised by this species. Now, a few fathoms ...
— The Young Alaskans • Emerson Hough

... until we come in sight of the Corners, then we'll slow down to a walk. There's sure to be a lot of fellows at the blacksmith's shop, so we'll come ...
— In the Midst of Alarms • Robert Barr

... looking like a silver streak in the moonlight, dropped beneath the wheels of the big grey car. They sped around and beyond Hardport, and Jack, studying his road map, lighted now by a little electric light, began to slow down, since they were in country where it was possible, though not probable, that the enemy's ...
— The Boy Scout Automobilists - or, Jack Danby in the Woods • Robert Maitland

... train steamed into the Gare Saint-Lazare at half past seven in the morning. I was desperately anxious to get to Paragot, and bag in hand I stood with a sickening feeling of suspense by the open door, waiting for the train to slow down. I sprang out. In an instant the line of porters were odd dots of blue in the throng that swarmed out of the carriages. I became a mere ant in the heap, and struggled with the others towards the barrier. After giving up my ticket, I set down my bag to ...
— The Beloved Vagabond • William J. Locke

... to the head end (the stranger standing respectfully apart) to ask the engineer to slow down at the Junction, and let the agent off. He hoped the man might go away and try a freight train, but as the conductor turned back the unfortunate ...
— Snow on the Headlight - A Story of the Great Burlington Strike • Cy Warman


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