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speed
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology,physics,grammar
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[ noun ] (physics) distance travelled per unit time
Synonyms Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Toying_with her field in the early stages , Garden_Fresh was asked for top speed only in the stretch by Jockey Philip_Grimm and won by a length and a half in 1.24 3 - 5 for the 7 furlongs . Garden_Fresh , the result of a mating of Better_Self and Rosy_Fingered , seems to improve with each start and appeared to win the St._Patrick's_Day_Purse with some speed in reserve . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)With the speed and power of the body beautiful he saw before him , Ol_'_Case wanted No. 7 to be not_only the best homerun hitter , but also the best bunter , base-runner and outfielder . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The speed is controlled by pressing on the two brake buttons located where the index_finger and thumb are placed when holding the motor . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The aerator had a variable speed drive to permit operation through a range of speeds . |
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[ noun ] a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Examples "the project advanced with gratifying speed" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Physically , a movie is possible because a series of images is projected one at_a_time at such a speed that the eye `` remembers '' the one that has gone before even as it registers the one now appearing . The chase in itself is a narrative ; it presumes both speed and urgency and it demands cutting - both from pursued to pursuer and from stage to stage of the journey of both . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I would have stood there and died there if left to myself , but Cousin_Simmons grabbed my arm in his viselike grip and fairly plucked me out of there ; and_then I came_to some sanity and plunged away with such extraordinary speed that I outdistanced Cousin_Simmons by_far . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)The doctor 's mind was working at a great speed ; he rose to put his greatcoat on and addressed Alex in a muted voice . Related terms pace haste deceleration acceleration graduality execution_speed travel_rapidly rush accelerate slow fast |
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[ verb ] step on it
Examples "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests" "The cars raced down the street" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He dressed , and sped outdoors . He ran out into the downpour , sped across the yard and into the buggy room . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)As the afternoon sped toward evening , the suite saw a steady procession of Paxton aides pass in and out , each with his own special problem . |
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[ verb ] move faster
Synonyms Examples "The car accelerated" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)It speeds muscle growth and power development even for the advanced bodybuilder because each hip and leg is exercised separately , thus enabling a massive , concentrated effort to be focused_on each . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Before midnight he speeded his heart , resumed normal breathing , ran_down his check_list , uncurled and sat_up . Related terms |
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[ noun ] changing location rapidly
Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Still a quarter-mile away , the fresh clap of guns only served to increase his speed . Recklessly hurling the bronc sidewise into an intersecting draw , he plunged forward with undiminished speed . Related terms |
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[ verb ] move very fast
Synonyms Examples "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" Used in print (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)They piled into the waiting cars , motors roared , the cars sped off . The Ford and the pickup_truck sped west toward Sanford 's Run . |
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[ verb ] travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
Examples "I got a ticket for speeding" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune,...)Patrolman_James_F._Simms said he started in pursuit when he saw young Stickney speeding north in Stewart avenue at Central street . At Jenks street , Simms said , the car skidded completely around , just missed two parked cars , and sped east in Jenks . |
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[ verb ] (grammar) cause to move faster
Synonyms Examples "He accelerated the car" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4015
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[ noun ] the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
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