speed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 10 senses of the word *speed*:
NOUN	time	speed, velocity	distance travelled per unit time
attribute	speed, swiftness, fastness	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
act	speed, speeding, hurrying	changing location rapidly
relation	speed, focal ratio, f number, stop number	the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera / camera) lens system
artifact	speed, amphetamine, pep pill, upper	a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite
VERB	motion	speed, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it	move fast
change	speed, accelerate, speed up, quicken	move faster
motion	speed, travel rapidly, hurry, zip	move very fast
motion	speed	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
change	speed, accelerate, speed up	cause to move faster

speed > pronunciation
Sounds	spiy'd
Rhymes	able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...

English > *speed*: 10 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	distance travelled per unit time.
Synonym	velocity
Narrower	airspeed	The speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
	angular velocity	(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body
	escape velocity	The minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
	groundspeed	The speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
	hypervelocity	excessive velocity
	muzzle velocity	The velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun / gun
	peculiar velocity	velocity with respect to the local standard of rest
	radial velocity	velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer
	speed of light, light speed, c	The speed at which light travels in a vacuum
	steerageway	(nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered
	terminal velocity	The constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
Broader	rate	A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Spanish	velocidad
Catalan	velocitat
Adjectives	speedy	characterized by speed
Verbs	speed	move faster
	speed	cause to move faster
	speed	move very fast
	speed	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
	speed	move fast

English > *speed*: 10 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens.
Example	"the project advanced with gratifying speed"
Synonyms	swiftness, fastness
Attributes	fast	Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Attributes	slow	not moving quickly
Narrower	execution speed	(computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions
	graduality, gradualness	The quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages / stages
	haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation	overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Broader	pace, rate	The relative speed of progress or change
Spanish	rapidez, velocidad
Catalan	rapidesa, velocitat
Adjectives	speedy	accomplished / accomplished rapidly and without delay
Verbs	speed	move faster
	speed	cause to move faster
	speed	move very fast
	speed	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
	speed	move fast

English > *speed*: 10 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	changing location rapidly.
Synonyms	speeding, hurrying
Narrower	acceleration, quickening, speedup	The act of accelerating
	deceleration	The act of decelerating
	scud, scudding	The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
Broader	motion, movement, move	The act of changing location from one place to another
Spanish	aceleración, acelerar, darse prisa
Catalan	nolex
Adjectives	speedy	characterized by speed
Verbs	speed	move faster
	speed	cause to move faster
	speed	move very fast
	speed	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

English > *speed*: 10 senses > noun 4, relation
Meaning	The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera / camera) lens system.
Synonyms	focal ratio, f number, stop number
Broader	ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Spanish	número de foco, razón focal, velocidad

English > *speed*: 10 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.
Synonyms	amphetamine, pep pill, upper
Narrower	Benzedrine, bennie	A form of amphetamine
	amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate	A sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
	dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine	An isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
	methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
Broader	drug of abuse, street drug	A drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects)
Broader	stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant	A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
Spanish	anfetamina, anfeta
Catalan	amfetamina

English > *speed*: 10 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move fast.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	They speed up the hill
Synonyms	rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
Entailed by	bustle, bustle about, hustle	Move or cause to move energetically or busily
Entailed by	stampede	run away in a stampede / stampede
Narrower	barge, thrust ahead, push forward	Push one's way
	dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot	Run or move very quickly or hastily
	tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck	Move quickly and violently
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
See also	speed up	move faster
Opposite	linger, dawdle	Take one's time
Spanish	apresurarse, correr, darse prisa, lanzarse, precipitarse, precipitar
Catalan	afanyar-se, apressar, cuitar, llençar-se, precipitar-se, precipitar
Nouns	speed	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	speed	distance travelled per unit time
	speeding	changing location rapidly

English > *speed*: 10 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Move faster.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	These cars won't speed
Synonyms	accelerate, speed up, quicken
Narrower	brisk, brisk up, brisken	Become brisk
Broader	intensify, deepen	Become more intense
Opposite	decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard	Lose velocity
Spanish	acelerar, activar, agilizar, aligerar, apresurar
Catalan	accelerar, activar, alleugerir, apressar, cuitar, fomentar
Nouns	speed	changing location rapidly
	speed	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	speed	distance travelled per unit time

English > *speed*: 10 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Move very fast.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	These cars won't speed
Example	"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
Synonyms	travel rapidly, hurry, zip
Narrower	flit, flutter, fleet, dart	Move along rapidly and lightly
	run	Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along	Move along very quickly
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
See also	speed up	move faster
Spanish	acelerar, apresurarse, apresurar, darse prisa
Catalan	accelerar, afanyar-se, apressar, cuitar, donar-se pressa
Nouns	speed	changing location rapidly
	speed	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	speed	distance travelled per unit time

English > *speed*: 10 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Travel at an excessive or illegal velocity.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	These cars won't speed
Example	"I got a ticket for speeding"
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Spanish	acelerar
Nouns	speed, speeding	changing location rapidly
	speed	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	speed	distance travelled per unit time
	speeder	a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit

English > *speed*: 10 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	Cause to move faster.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	accelerate, speed up
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	decelerate, slow down	Reduce the speed of
Spanish	acelerar
Catalan	accelerar, afanyar-se
Nouns	speed	changing location rapidly
	speed	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	speed	distance travelled per unit time

HyperDic: speed