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slows up
verb as in lag
Strong matches
verb as in mire
verb as in retard
Strong matches
verb as in set back
verb as in shelve
verb as in bog down
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Example Sentences
The air-brakes wheeze, the train slows up; the conductor cries “All out for Farm—” He does not finish the call of the station.
She alluz slows up at de sidin'—cause dere's a junction, an' so I jumps 'er, at de hind platform.
At first the rate of growth is slow; but the rate increases and goes through a maximum and then slows up again and finally ceases.
Increased salinity slows up the deep-sea circulation, as we shall see in a later chapter.
Then the little figure "slows up" again, opens the little purse, and stops short!
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On this page you'll find 315 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slow up, such as: halt, hang-up, impede, stall, decelerate, and delay.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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