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Adjective swift has 1 sense
- fleet, swift - moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
Antonym: slow (indirect, via fast)
Noun swift has 4 senses
- Swift, Gustavus Franklin Swift - United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
--1 is a kind of meat packer, packer
- Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift - an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
--2 is a kind of satirist, ironist, ridiculer
- swift - small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
--3 is a kind of apodiform bird
--3 is a member of Apodidae, family Apodidae
--3 has particulars:
- western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis - common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
--4 is a kind of fence lizard
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