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Meaning of 'speed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Speed [ n.]
- Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.
- The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel.
- One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success.
- To go; to fare.
- To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare.
- To fare well; to have success; to prosper.
- To make haste; to move with celerity.
- To be expedient.
2 . Speed [ v. t.]
- To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor.
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
- To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo.
- To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.

Meaning of 'speed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . speed [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Example in sentence:
  • the project advanced with gratifying speed
2 . speed [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cause to move faster
Example in sentence:
  • He accelerated the car
Meaning (3):
- move hurridly
Example in sentence:
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests;
  • The cars raced down the street
Meaning (4):
- travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
Example in sentence:
  • I got a ticket for speeding
Meaning (5):
- move faster
Example in sentence:
  • The car accelerated
Meaning (6):
- move very fast
Example in sentence:
  • The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed

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