# slows

Pronunciation: say "SLOHZ" US /sloʊz/, UK /sləʊz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of slow. — third-person singular simple present indicative of slow
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of slow. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The current slows where the river widens into a shallow lake._
   - _Heavy traffic slows the morning commute considerably._

## Noun

2. A poisoning illness, now rare, contracted by consuming milk or meat from cattle that have grazed on white snakeroot. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A dangerous illness people once caught by drinking milk from cows that had eaten a poisonous plant.

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