Synonyms: speed, speeding, hurrying
Definition: changing location rapidly
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: pep pill, speed, amphetamine, upper
Definition: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Similar words: drug of abuse, street drug
Definition: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
Similar words: stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
Definition: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
Synonyms: fastness, speed, swiftness
Definition: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Usage: the project advanced with gratifying speed
Definition: the relative speed of progress or change
Usage: he lived at a fast pace; he works at a great rate; the pace of events accelerated
Synonyms: f number, focal ratio, stop number, speed
Definition: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
Similar words: ratio
Definition: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Definition: distance travelled per unit time
Similar words: rate
Definition: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Usage: they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour; the rate of change was faster than expected
Synonyms: speed, speed up, accelerate, quicken
Definition: move faster
Usage: The car accelerated
Similar words: deepen, intensify
Definition: become more intense
Usage: The debate intensified; His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
Synonyms: accelerate, speed, speed up
Definition: cause to move faster
Usage: He accelerated the car
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: zip, travel rapidly, hurry, speed
Definition: move very fast
Usage: The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: speed
Definition: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
Usage: I got a ticket for speeding
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: hasten, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, pelt along, belt along, step on it, race, speed, rush, rush along
Definition: move fast
Usage: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests; The cars raced down the street
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast