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What is the verb for slow?

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slow
  1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
  2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
  3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. retard, delay, restrict, check, detain, hinder, curb, handicap, decelerate, impede, restrain, stunt, temper, curtail, hold back, hold up, inhibit, limit, obstruct, reduce, set back, slacken, stall, abate, decrease, diminish, hamper, keep back, lag, lessen, mire, moderate, regulate, retardate, stay, choke, embog, loiter, postpone, procrastinate, qualify, quiet, reef, interfere with, rein in, anchor it, back-water, bog down, cut back, cut down … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Unfortunately, every company has employees that actually slow the productivity of everyone else.”
      “I had a rest after my workout to allow my heart rate to slow.”
      “Our car would slow to a halt after it ran out of gas.”
slows
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slow
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retards, delays, restricts, checks, detains, hinders, curbs, handicaps, decelerates, impedes, restrains, stunts, tempers, curtails, holds back, holds up, inhibits, limits, obstructs, reduces, sets back, slackens, stalls, abates, decreases, diminishes, hampers, keeps back, lags, lessens, mires, moderates, regulates, retardates, stays, chokes, embogs, loiters, postpones, procrastinates, qualifies, quiets, reefs, interferes with, reins in, anchors it, bogs down, cuts back, cuts down, keeps waiting … more
slowing
  1. present participle of slow
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retarding, delaying, restricting, checking, detaining, hindering, curbing, handicapping, decelerating, impeding, restraining, stunting, tempering, curtailing, holding back, holding up, inhibiting, limiting, obstructing, reducing, setting back, slackening, stalling, abating, decreasing, diminishing, hampering, keeping back, lagging, lessening, miring, moderating, regulating, retardating, staying, choking, embogging, loitering, postponing, procrastinating, qualifying, quieting, reefing, interfering with, reining in, anchoring it, bogging down, cutting back, cutting down, keeping waiting … more
sloweth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slow
slowed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of slow
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retarded, delayed, restricted, checked, detained, hindered, curbed, handicapped, decelerated, impeded, restrained, stunted, tempered, curtailed, held back, held up, inhibited, limited, obstructed, reduced, set back, slackened, stalled, abated, decreased, diminished, hampered, kept back, lagged, lessened, mired, moderated, regulated, retardated, stayed, choked, embogged, loitered, postponed, procrastinated, qualified, quieted, reefed, interfered with, reined in, anchored it, bogged down, cut back, cut down, kept waiting … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As I approached some old oak trees, I slowed to a walk, then stopped entirely.”
      “I slowed to a walk when I got into the hall, so as not to wake anyone whose room I passed.”
      “We started jogging and got to the top of the street we're on and slowed to a walk.”
slown
  1. (nonstandard) past participle of slow
  2. Examples:
      3. “China's economic growth has slown down for eight quarters, the longest slowdown since the government began reporting such data in 1992, according Yu Bin, a cabinet researcher.”
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