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Meaning of swift

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

  swift
      adj 1: moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying
             of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an
             arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: {fleet}, {swift}]
      n 1: United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated
           railroad cars (1839-1903) [syn: {Swift}, {Gustavus Franklin
           Swift}]
      2: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn:
         {Swift}, {Jonathan Swift}, {Dean Swift}]
      3: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its
         rapid flight
      4: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western
         fence lizard}, {swift}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus
         occidentalis}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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