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Noun slowing has 1 sense
- deceleration, slowing, retardation - a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"
--1 is a kind of speed, swiftness, fastness
Verb slow has 3 senses
- decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
--1 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
- slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken - become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
--2 is one way to weaken
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- slow, slow down, slow up - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
--3 is one way to decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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