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speed > 10 senses
NOUN1speed, velocityDistance travelled per unit time
2speed, swiftness, fastnessA rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
3speed, speeding, hurryingChanging location rapidly
4speed, focal ratio, f number, stop numberThe ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
5speed, amphetamine, pep pill, upperA central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite
VERB1speed, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt alongStep on it
2speed, accelerate, speed up, quickenMove faster
3speedTravel at an excessive or illegal velocity
4speed, travel rapidly, hurry, zipMove very fast
5speed, accelerate, speed upCause to move faster
speed > pronunciation
Soundsspiy'd
Rhymesaccede, accompanied, agreed, and 108 more rhymes in iyd at the HyperDic website...
speed > noun 1, time
MeaningDistance travelled per unit time.
Synonymsvelocity
Narrowerairspeed; escape velocity; groundspeed; hypervelocity; muzzle velocity; peculiar velocity; radial velocity; speed of light, light speed, c; steerageway; terminal velocity
Broaderrate
Verbsspeed; speed; speed; speed; speed
speed > noun 2, attribute
MeaningA rate (usually rapid) at which something happens.
Examples"the project advanced with gratifying speed"
Synonymsswiftness, fastness
Attributesfast; slow
Narrowerhaste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation; acceleration; deceleration, slowing, retardation; execution speed; graduality, gradualness
Broaderpace, rate
Verbsspeed; speed; speed; speed; speed
speed > noun 3, act
MeaningChanging location rapidly.
Synonymsspeeding, hurrying
Narroweracceleration, quickening, speedup; scud, scudding
Broadermotion, movement, move
Verbsspeed; speed; speed; speed
speed > noun 4, relation
MeaningThe ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system.
Synonymsfocal ratio, f number, stop number
Broaderratio
speed > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite. Used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.
Synonymsamphetamine, pep pill, upper
Narroweramphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate; Benzedrine, bennie; dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine; methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash
Broaderdrug of abuse, street drug; stimulant, stimulant drug
speed > verb 1, motion
MeaningStep on it.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
ModelThey speed up the hill
Synonymsrush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Entailed bystampede; bustle, bustle about, hustle
Narrowerbarge, thrust ahead, push forward; tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck; dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Broadertravel, go, move, locomote
Contrarylinger, dawdle
See alsospeed up
Nounsspeed; speed; speeding
speed > verb 2, change
MeaningMove faster.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThese cars won't speed
Synonymsaccelerate, speed up, quicken
Narrowerbrisk, brisk up, brisken
Broaderintensify, deepen
Contrarydecelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Nounsspeed; speed; speed
speed > verb 3, motion
MeaningTravel at an excessive or illegal velocity.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
ModelThese cars won't speed
Examples"I got a ticket for speeding"
Broadertravel, go, move, locomote
Nounsspeed; speeder; speed, speeding; speed
speed > verb 4, motion
MeaningMove very fast.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
ModelThese cars won't speed
Examples"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
Synonymstravel rapidly, hurry, zip
Narrowerflit, flutter, fleet, dart; run; zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along
Broadertravel, go, move, locomote
See alsospeed up
Nounsspeed; speed; speed
speed > verb 5, change
MeaningCause to move faster.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsaccelerate, speed up
Broadermodify, qualify
Contrarydecelerate, slow down
Nounsspeed; speed; speed

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