English words for 'most slowly'
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adv
adj
noun
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
adj
noun
adj
- Slow.
- Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
- (Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.
- Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed.
- Regular and even.
- Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
- securely in position; not shaky
- not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- not easily excited or upset
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- relating to a person who does something regularly
adv
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noun
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verb
adj
- at a slow tempo
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adv
verb
noun
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adj
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
noun
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a very slow movement
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
verb
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
adv
adj
noun
adj
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
verb
verb
- become slow or slower
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- Moderate in speed.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
verb
- become slow or slower
- become looser or slack
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- make less active or fast
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
verb
- become slow or slower
- cause to proceed more slowly
- (intransitive) To decelerate.
- reduce the speed of
- lose velocity; move more slowly
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
noun
- Anything that moves slowly.
- A lugworm.
- (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
- (automotive) A lug nut.
- A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- (electrical engineering) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
- a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- carry with difficulty
- obstruct
adj
- Slow; having little motion.
- slow or slothful
- Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
- Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.
- Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
- Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
- (of business) not active or brisk
- slow and apathetic
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
- (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
- Small cart.
- hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
verb
noun
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- (South Africa, Iran) Synonym of shared taxi.
- A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
- (aviation, uncountable, countable) The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
verb
noun
prep_phrase
adv
adj
- moving slowly and gently
- Sluggish; slow-moving.
- disinclined to work or exertion
- Showing a lack of effort or care.
- Droopy.
- (computing theory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
- Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
- Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
- (of a cattle brand) Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
noun
verb
noun
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- (engineering) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
- The pod of the snail clover.
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- (rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
verb
noun
- Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
verb
- take one's time; proceed slowly
- leave slowly and hesitantly
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be about a place without any apparent purpose
- remain present although waning or gradually dying
- (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
- (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
verb
- move slowly and unsteadily
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move abruptly
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
noun
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
verb
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- the distance covered by a step
- a step in walking or running
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the rate of some repeating event
- the relative speed of progress or change
- (collective) A group of donkeys.
- A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
- A step taken with the foot.
- Speed or velocity in general.
- Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
- The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
- Easter.
adj
prep
noun
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a very slow movement
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
verb
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
noun
- Anything that moves slowly.
- A lugworm.
- (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
- (automotive) A lug nut.
- A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- (electrical engineering) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
- a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- carry with difficulty
- obstruct
noun
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
adj
- at a slow tempo
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adv
verb
noun
verb
- become slow or slower
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- Moderate in speed.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
verb
- become slow or slower
- become looser or slack
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- make less active or fast
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
verb
- become slow or slower
- cause to proceed more slowly
- (intransitive) To decelerate.
- reduce the speed of
- lose velocity; move more slowly
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
verb
noun
- (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
- (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
- Small cart.
- hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
verb
noun
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- (South Africa, Iran) Synonym of shared taxi.
- A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
- (aviation, uncountable, countable) The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
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noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- (engineering) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
- The pod of the snail clover.
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- (rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
verb
noun
- Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
verb
- take one's time; proceed slowly
- leave slowly and hesitantly
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be about a place without any apparent purpose
- remain present although waning or gradually dying
- (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
- (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
verb
- move slowly and unsteadily
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move abruptly
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
noun
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
verb
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- the distance covered by a step
- a step in walking or running
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the rate of some repeating event
- the relative speed of progress or change
- (collective) A group of donkeys.
- A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
- A step taken with the foot.
- Speed or velocity in general.
- Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
- The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
- Easter.
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adv
adj
noun
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
adj
- at a slow tempo
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adv
verb
noun
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
adv
adj
noun
adj
noun
adj
- Slow.
- Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
- (Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.
- Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed.
- Regular and even.
- Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
- securely in position; not shaky
- not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- not easily excited or upset
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- relating to a person who does something regularly
adv
intj
noun
particle
verb
adj
- at a slow tempo
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adv
verb
noun
adj
adj
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
verb
adj
- Slow; having little motion.
- slow or slothful
- Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
- Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.
- Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
- Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
- (of business) not active or brisk
- slow and apathetic
adj
noun
adj
- moving slowly and gently
- Sluggish; slow-moving.
- disinclined to work or exertion
- Showing a lack of effort or care.
- Droopy.
- (computing theory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
- Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
- Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
- (of a cattle brand) Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
noun
verb
adv
adj
noun
verb
- become slow or slower
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- Moderate in speed.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.