We found 6 definitions of slow up from 3 different sources.
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slow up - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" | ||
decelerate, slow, slow down, retard | ||
accelerate, speed up, quicken, speed move faster; "The car accelerated" | ||
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
slow, slow up, slow down become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
detain, delay, hold up cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
slow up - become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
slow, slow down, slack, slacken | ||
weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | ||
slow up - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" | ||
slow, slow down | ||
decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" | ||
bog, bog down get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" | ||
constipate, clog cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" |