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(1):

(v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

(2):

(superl.) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

(3):

(adv.) Slowly.

(4):

(superl.) Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

(5):

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

(6):

(superl.) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

(7):

(superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

(8):

(superl.) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

(9):

(superl.) Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

(10):

(superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.

(11):

(v. i.) To go slower; - often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

(12):

(n.) A moth.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Slow'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/slow.html. 1828.
 
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