slow down (
http://definr.com/slow down)
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
decelerate,
slow,
slow up,
retard] [ant:
accelerate]
2: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn:
slow, {slow
up},
slack,
slacken]
3: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
[syn:
slow,
slow up]
4: reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" [syn:
decelerate]
[ant:
accelerate]
5: become less tense; "He relaxed in the hot tub" [syn:
relax,
loosen up,
unbend,
unwind,
decompress] [ant:
tense]