slow(1) (iou) and flip(1) (iou)

slow(1) (iou)

slow adjective & adverb.

A. adjective.
Of a person, the mind, etc.: not quick to understand, learn, think, etc.; obtuse, dull. OE.
Scott Fitzgerald I must be slow, for only then did I realize that Stahr was..Smith.
a. Naturally disinclined to exert oneself; inactive, sluggish, lacking in vigour. OE.
b. Of a tool etc.: having a dull edge, blunt. Now dial. LME.
Not quick, prompt, or willing to do something; not readily affected; unsusceptible. (Foll. by in, of, to do.) ME.
Sir W. Scott Maiden's ears must be slow in receiving a gentleman's language. Day Lewis Slow to grow upreluctant..to leave..childhood.
b. Inattentive to something. Long rare. M17.
Milton To prayer..and obedience due..Mine eare shall not be slow.
a. Displaying a lack of speed or energy in an activity, process, etc.; taking or requiring a comparatively long time to do something; tardy, dilatory. ME.
be slow off the mark: see MARK noun1.
A. Thwaite A slow worker, spending a long time on one poem.
b. Of a period of time: taking a long time to pass. M16.
a. Of a thing, action, etc.: lasting or occurring over a long time; not rapid in operation or effect, gradual. ME.
D. H. Lawrence The slow, smouldering patience of American opposition. D. W. Goodwin Alcoholism has been called 'slow suicide'.
b. Of the pulse: below the average rate. E18.
c. Of trade, business, etc.: slack, unproductive. L19.
d. Photography. (Of Film etc.) requiring a long exposure; (of a lens) having a small aperture; (of a shutter) providing a long exposure time. L19.
e. Medicine. (Of a disease) caused by a virus etc. that multiplies slowly in the host and has an incubation period of months or years. M20.
a. (Of a fire) burning gently; (of heat) gentle. LME.
b. Of an oven: of such a temperature that Food cooks slowly. M18.
Moving in a sluggish manner; taking a comparatively long time to cover a distance; having a relatively low speed. LME.
M. Marrin I arrived..on a slow train. absol.: Shakespeare Macbeth The valued file Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle.
a. Of pace, movement, etc.: leisurely; not quick or hurried. Also spec. (of a ballroom Dance), with steps at walking-pace. LME.
b. Suitable for or productive of slow movement; spec. (of a lane or track) intended for traffic travelling at low speed. M19.
Of a clock or watch: indicating a time earlier than the true time. L17.
a. Behind the times; out of Fashion; not smart or up-to-date. E19.
M. Franklin The boys..drifted outback...They found it too slow at Home.
b. Dull, tedious, tiresome; lifeless, insipid. M19.
b. adverb. Slowly; at a slow rate or pace. Now chiefly in comb., as slow-acting, slow-burning, slow-going, slow-moving, etc. LME.
go slow: see GO verb. take it slow colloq. be careful.
G. Greene He..said to the driver, 'Go as slow as you can.'
Special collocations & comb.: slow back a direction to a golfer when the club is swung back from the ball in making a stroke. slow bell N. Amer.: signalling to a ship to proceed slowly. slow bowler Cricket: employing slow bowling. slow bowling Cricket: in which the ball travels at a low speed. slow burn: see BURN noun2 1. slowcoach a person who acts or moves slowly; a slow or idle person. slow-drag noun & verb (a) noun a slow blues rhythm; a Dance or piece of Music in this rhythm; (b) verb intrans. Dance to such a rhythm. slow-foot, slow-footed adjectives that walks or goes slowly; slow-moving, slow-paced. slow handclap noun & verb (a) noun a round of slow rhythmic applause expressing disapproval; (b) verb trans. & intrans. give such applause (to). slow-hound a sleuth-hound. slow LORIS. slow march: see MARCH noun3 6. slow match a match or wick which burns very slowly without a flame. slow motion motion of slower speed than normal; the technique of making a Film or Video recording so that actions and movements appear to be slower than in real life. slow neutron Nuclear Physics a neutron with little kinetic energy, esp. as a result of being slowed down by a moderator. slow pass Bridge: made after a long wait to indicate that the player was considering an alternative action. slowpoke colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.) = slowcoach above. slow puncture: from which the air escapes gradually. slow reactor: in which fission is produced primarily by moderated neutrons; a thermal reactor. slow-scan adjective (Television) scanning at a much slower rate than usual, so that the resulting signal has a much smaller bandwidth and can be transmitted more cheaply. slow time a rate of marching in which only 75 paces, of 30 inches each, are taken in a minute. slow-twitch adjective (of a muscle fibre) that contracts slowly, providing endurance rather than strength. slow virus: which multiplies slowly in the host and has an incubation period of months or years. slow wheel a potter's wheel turned at a slow speed. slow-witted adjective slow to understand, learn, etc.; unintelligent. slow-worm [Old English wyrm snake: see WORM noun] a legless lizard, Anguis fragilis (family Anguidae), found in most of Europe and adjoining areas, with a smooth-scaled snakelike body.
slowish adjective somewhat slow or dull E19.

flip(1) (iou)

flip adjective. colloq. (orig. dial. & US). M19.
[from the verb.]
Nimble, now usu. of tongue; glib, flippant.
Times The word 'schizophrenia' is flung about today with flip facility. J. le Carre He's too damn flip with his alibi.

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