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speed

noun
  1. changing location rapidly
    speeding
  2. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite
    upperamphetaminepep pill
  3. a rate, usually rapid, at which something happens
    “The project advanced with gratifying speed.”
    fastnessswiftness
  4. the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
    focal ratiof numberstop number
  5. distance travelled per unit time
    velocity
verb
  1. move faster
    quickenacceleratespeed up
  2. cause to move faster
    acceleratespeed up
  3. move very fast
    “The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed”
    hurryziptravel rapidly
  4. travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
    “I got a ticket for speeding”
  5. move fast
    hotfootrushracehastenhiepelt alongrush alongcannonball alongbucket alongbelt alongstep on it