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Noun speed has 5 senses
- speed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time
--1 is a kind of rate
--1 has particulars:
- speed, swiftness, fastness - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
--2 is a kind of pace, rate
--2 has particulars:
- speed, speeding, hurrying - changing location rapidly
--3 is a kind of motion, movement, move
--3 has particulars: acceleration, quickening, speedup; scud, scudding
- focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed - the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
--4 is a kind of ratio
- amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
--5 is a kind of stimulant, stimulant drug; drug of abuse, street drug
--5 has particulars: | amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate; Benzedrine, bennie; dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine; methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash |
Verb speed has 5 senses
- rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
They speed up the hill
- accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken - move faster; "The car accelerated"
--2 is one way to intensify, deepen
Sample sentence:
These cars won't speed
- speed - travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
--3 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
These cars won't speed
- travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
--4 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
These cars won't speed
- accelerate, speed, speed up - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
--5 is one way to modify, qualify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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