Read the dictionary definition of slow. All definitions for this word.
1. lose velocity; move more slowly
1. The car decelerated
2. become slow or slower
1. Production slowed
3. cause to proceed more slowly
1. The illness slowed him down
4. (of business) not active or brisk
1. business is dull (or slow)
2. a sluggish market
5. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
1. so dense he never understands anything I say to him
2. never met anyone quite so dim
3. although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
4. dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
5. he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
6. worked with the slow students
6. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
1. a slow walker
2. the slow lane of traffic
3. her steps were slow
4. he was slow in reacting to the news
5. slow but steady growth
7. at a slow tempo
1. the band played a slow waltz
8. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
1. the clock is slow
9. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
1. a boring evening with uninteresting people
2. the deadening effect of some routine tasks
3. a dull play
4. his competent but dull performance
5. a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
6. what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
7. tedious days on the train
8. the tiresome chirping of a cricket
9. other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
10. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
1. he spoke slowly
2. go easy here--the road is slippery
3. glaciers move tardily
4. please go slow so I can see the sights
11. of timepieces
1. the clock is almost an hour slow
2. my watch is running behind
