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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rate of motion, often a high rate |
| Synonyms: | acceleration, activity, agility, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, momentum, pace, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, readiness, rush, rustle, snap, steam, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | alacrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness; promptness |
| Synonyms: | alertness, avidity, briskness, cheerfulness, dispatch, eagerness, enthusiasm, expedition, fervor, gaiety, hilarity, joyousness, promptitude, quickness, readiness, speed, sprightliness, willingness, zeal |
| Antonyms: | apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness |
| Main Entry: | amphetamine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard drug |
| Synonyms: | STP, analeptic, benny, crank, crystal, dexy, pep pill, speed*, stimulant, tab, upper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | celerity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swiftness |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity |
| Antonyms: | slowness, sluggishness |
| Main Entry: | chase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run after, pursue |
| Synonyms: | bird-dog, charge, chivy, course, drive, drive away, expel, follow, go after, hound, hunt, run down, rush, seek, shag, speed, take off after, tear, track, track down, trail |
| Antonyms: | escape, retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flow; run |
| Synonyms: | career, chase, dart, dash, follow, gallop, gush, hasten, hunt, hurry, hustle, pursue, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, speed, spring, stream, surge, tumble |
| Main Entry: | dart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race away; propel |
| Synonyms: | bound, career, cast, course, dash, flash, fling, flit, float, fly, gallop, hasten, heave, hurry, hurtle, launch, move quickly, pitch, plunge, run, rush, sail, scamper, scoot, scud, scurry, shoot, skim, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, start, tear, throw, thrust, whiz |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run very fast for short distance |
| Synonyms: | boil, bolt, bound, career, charge, chase, course, dart, fly, gallop, get on it, haste, hasten, hurry, lash, make a run for it, make it snappy, race, rush, rush at, scamper, scoot, scurry, shoot, speed, spring, sprint, tear |
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