To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
To put off; to postpone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.