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Meaning of speed

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  speed
      n 1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: {speed}, {velocity}]
      2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the
         project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {speed},
         {swiftness}, {fastness}]
      3: changing location rapidly [syn: {speed}, {speeding},
         {hurrying}]
      4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)
         lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number},
         {speed}]
      5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and
         decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms
         of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill}, {upper},
         {speed}]
      v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
           "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot},
           {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush
           along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along},
           {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
      2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed
         up}, {speed}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}, {retard},
         {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}]
      3: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck
         speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {hurry}, {zip}]
      4: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket
         for speeding"
      5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn:
         {accelerate}, {speed}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}, {slow
         down}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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