Akademik

slow up
verb
1. become slow or slower (Freq. 1)
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Production slowed

• Syn: ↑slow, ↑slow down, ↑slack, ↑slacken
• Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slack), ↑slowdown (for: ↑slow down), ↑slowing (for: ↑slow)
• Hypernyms: ↑weaken
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

2. lose velocity; move more slowly
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The car decelerated

• Syn: ↑decelerate, ↑slow, ↑slow down, ↑retard
• Ant: ↑accelerate (for: ↑decelerate)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑retardation (for: ↑retard), ↑slowdown (for: ↑slow down), ↑slowing (for: ↑slow), ↑deceleration (for: ↑decelerate)
• Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fall
• Hyponyms: ↑slow, ↑slow down, ↑delay, ↑detain, ↑hold up
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. cause to proceed more slowly
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The illness slowed him down

• Syn: ↑slow, ↑slow down
• Derivationally related forms: ↑slowdown (for: ↑slow down)
• Hypernyms: ↑decelerate, ↑slow, ↑slow down, ↑retard
• Hyponyms: ↑bog down, ↑bog, ↑clog, ↑constipate
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.