Definition of speed

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Speed (n.) The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel..

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Eftsoons :: Eftsoons (adv.) Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily.
Sped :: Sped () imp. & p. p. of Speed.
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Speed :: Speed (n.) To make haste; to move with celerity.
Quickly :: Quickly (adv.) Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.
Sprinter :: Sprint (n.) The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.
Expeditious :: Expeditious (a.) Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger..
Switzer :: Swithe (adv.) Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly.
Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack..
Scamper :: Scamper (v. t.) To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away..
Rapid :: Rapid (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession..
Speedless :: Speedless (a.) Being without speed.
Rhysimeter :: Rhysimeter (n.) An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc..
Velocity :: Velocity (n.) Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light..
Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
Courser :: Courser (n.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family..
Posthaste :: Posthaste (n.) Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier..
Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor..
Even :: Even (a.) Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct..
Knot :: Knot (n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots..
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