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speed

(sp/i/d )

distance travelled per unit time(noun.time)

Synonym:
velocity

source: wordnet30
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens(noun.attribute)

Example:
The project advanced with gratifying speed.

Synonym:
fastness, swiftness

source: wordnet30
changing location rapidly(noun.act)

Synonym:
hurrying, speeding

source: wordnet30
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system(noun.linkdef)

Synonym:
f number, focal ratio, stop number

source: wordnet30
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
amphetamine, pep pill, upper

source: wordnet30
Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.(noun)

source: webster1913

move fast(verb.motion)

Synonym:
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, step on it
Antonym:
dawdle, linger

source: wordnet30
move faster(verb.change)

Synonym:
accelerate, quicken, speed up
Antonym:
decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up

source: wordnet30
move very fast(verb.motion)

Example:
The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed.

Synonym:
hurry, travel rapidly, zip

source: wordnet30
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity(verb.motion)

Example:
I got a ticket for speeding.

source: wordnet30
cause to move faster(verb.change)

Synonym:
accelerate, speed up
Antonym:
decelerate, slow down

source: wordnet30
To go; to fare.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor.(verb)

source: webster1913

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