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What does slow down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word slow down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) Decelerate.
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Only the juniors have a crossing lady, the infant school children have nothing, so please slow down.
If the planet has an atmosphere, it can be used for aerobraking to slow down the spacecraft, and this has been done at Mars.
I didn't even slow down as she was bowled over sideways, crumbling into a foetal position of grass stains and whimpers.
Mr William tried to slow down by pumping his brakes but the vehicle jackknifed in the road while trying to avoid Mr Utting.
Even professional websites do silly things that slow down your internet connection.
The helpless ship accelerated for a few moments and then began to slow down, eventually coming to a standstill.

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