Speed

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  • noun. The rate or a measure of the rate of motion, especially.
  • noun. Distance traveled divided by the time of travel.
  • noun. The limit of this quotient as the time of travel becomes vanishingly small; the first derivative of distance with respect to time.
  • noun. The magnitude of a velocity.
  • noun. Swiftness of action.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of moving rapidly.
  • noun. The state of being in rapid motion; rapidity.
  • noun. A transmission gear or set of gears in a motor vehicle.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A numerical expression of the sensitivity of a photographic film, plate, or paper to light.
  • noun. The capacity of a lens to accumulate light at an appropriate aperture.
  • noun. The length of time required or permitted for a camera shutter to open and admit light.
  • noun. A stimulant drug, especially amphetamine or methamphetamine.
  • noun. One that suits or appeals to a person's inclinations, skills, or character.
  • noun. Prosperity; luck.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To go, move, or proceed quickly.
  • intransitive verb. To drive at a speed exceeding a legal limit.
  • intransitive verb. To pass quickly.
  • intransitive verb. To move, work, or happen at a faster rate; accelerate.
  • intransitive verb. To be under the influence of a stimulant drug.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To prove successful; prosper.
  • intransitive verb. To get along in a specified manner; fare.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to move or proceed quickly; hasten.
  • intransitive verb. To increase the speed or rate of; accelerate. Often used with up:
  • intransitive verb. To further, promote, or expedite (a legal action, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To help to succeed or prosper; aid.
  • idiom. undefined
  • idiom. (up to speed) Operating at maximum speed.
  • idiom. (up to speed) Producing something or performing at an acceptable rate or level.
  • idiom. (up to speed) Fully informed; conversant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Success; a successful course; prosperity in doing something; good fortune; luck: used either absolutely or relatively: as, to wish one good speed in an undertaking.
  • noun. Apromoter of success or progress; a speeder.
  • noun. Rapidity of movement; quickness of motion; swiftness: also used figuratively.
  • noun. Rate of progress or motion (whether fast or slow); comparative rapidity; velocity: as, moderate speed; a fast or a slow rate of speed; to regulate the speed of machines.
  • noun. In submarine rock-drilling, a leg or beam to which the drilling apparatus is attached.
  • noun. Synonyms Swiftness, Rapidity, etc. (see quickness), expedition.
  • To advance toward a goal or a result; get on successfully; be fortunate; prosper; get on in general; make progress; fare; succeed.
  • To get on rapidly; move with celerity; hasten in going; go quickly; hasten in doing something; act rapidly; hurry; be quick.
  • To cause to advance toward success; favor the course or cause of; make prosperous.
  • To push forward; carry toward a conclusion; promote; advance.
  • To send or push forward in a course; promote the going or progress of; cause to go; aid in going.
  • To give high speed to; put to speed; hasten the going or progress of; make or cause to be rapid in movement; give celerity to: also used reflexively.
  • To give a certain (specified) speed to; also, to regulate the speed of; arrange for a certain rate of going; set for a determined rapidity.
  • To send off or away; put forth; despatch on a course: as, an arrow sped from the bow.
  • Hence To send or put out of the way; get rid of; send off; do for; in a specific use, to send out of the world; put to death; despatch; kill.
  • To cause to be relieved: only in the passive.
  • To disclose; unfold; explain.
  • Word Usage
    "How to speed up and decrease speed: the zoom up/down the viewer (press the "Ctrl+Alt+middle mouse"),"
    Antonyms
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    delay  
    cross-reference
    Equivalent
    them  
    has_topic
    Auto  
    Hypernym
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    alter  change  go  locomote  modify  
    Rhyme
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    Aristide  Bede  Ede  Gilead  Mead  
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    variant
    sped  
    verb-form
    sped  speeded  speeding  speeds