| VERB | change | slow down, decelerate, slow, slow up, retard | lose velocity |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | slow down, slow, slow up, slack, slacken | become slow or slower | |
| change | slow down, slow, slow up | cause to proceed more slowly | |
| change | slow down, decelerate | reduce the speed of | |
| body | slow down, relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| Meaning | Lose velocity; move more slowly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | decelerate, slow, slow up, retard | |
| Narrower | delay, detain, hold up | Cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
| slow, slow down, slow up | Cause to proceed more slowly | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Opposite | accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken | Move faster |
| Spanish | aminorar, desacelerar, frenar, ralentizar | |
| Catalan | alentir, desaccelerar, frenar | |
| Nouns | slowdown | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| Meaning | Become slow or slower. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | slow, slow up, slack, slacken | |
| Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
| Spanish | aflojar, aminorar, frenar, retardar | |
| Catalan | alentir, frenar, minorar, moderar, remolejar, retardar, ronsejar, sornejar | |
| Nouns | slowdown | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| Meaning | Cause to proceed more slowly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | slow, slow up | |
| Narrower | bog down, bog | Cause to slow down or get stuck |
| clog, constipate | impede with a clog or as if with a clog | |
| Broader | decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | Lose velocity |
| Spanish | atrasar, demorar, desacelerar, frenar, retardar | |
| Catalan | alentir, demorar, frenar, retardar | |
| Nouns | slowdown | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| Meaning | Reduce the speed of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | decelerate | |
| Narrower | fishtail | slow down by moving the tail sideways |
| moderate | make less fast or intense | |
| retard | Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | accelerate, speed, speed up | Cause to move faster |
| Spanish | desacelerar, ralentizar | |
| Catalan | desaccelerar, descelerar | |
| Nouns | slowdown | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue slow down | |
| Synonyms | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress | |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Narrower | sit back, take it easy | Settle into a comfortable sitting position |
| vege out, vegetate | Engage in passive relaxation | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Spanish | mitigar, relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
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