Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slow up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: slow up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slow; to slow down; to decelerate.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"She has been intto prison ministry work for several years and has never slowed up, but intensified her love."
"Roscoe slowed up at the town limit."
"Amidst all the chaos, Großer Kurfürst slows up and strikes her colors, her crew having had enough, and have^([sic]) overpowered the officers - willing to fight, but not willing to commit suicide."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

slows up (present, singular) slowing up (participle, present) slowed up (participle, past) slowed up (past)

Synonyms

slow slow down decelerate retard slack slacken

Antonyms

speed up accelerate

Questions

What does slow up mean?: To slow; to slow down; to decelerate.

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