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speed
Overview of noun speed
The noun speed has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (25) speed, velocity -- (distance travelled per unit time)
2. (10) speed, swiftness, fastness -- (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed")
3. (4) speed, speeding, hurrying -- (changing location rapidly)
4. focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed -- (the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system)
5. amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed -- (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
Overview of verb speed
The verb speed has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (7) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along -- (step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")
2. (5) accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken -- (move faster; "The car accelerated")
3. (3) speed -- (travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding")
4. (3) travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip -- (move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed")
5. (1) accelerate, speed, speed up -- (cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
speed, velocity
=> rate
=> magnitude relation, quantitative relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> pace, rate
=> temporal property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
speed, speeding, hurrying
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed
=> ratio
=> magnitude relation, quantitative relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> drug of abuse, street drug
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun speed
4 of 5 senses of speed
Sense 1
speed, velocity
=> airspeed
=> escape velocity
=> groundspeed
=> hypervelocity
=> muzzle velocity
=> peculiar velocity
=> radial velocity
=> speed of light, light speed, c
=> steerageway
=> terminal velocity
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
=> execution speed
=> graduality, gradualness
Sense 3
speed, speeding, hurrying
=> acceleration, quickening, speedup
=> deceleration
=> scud, scudding
Sense 5
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate
=> Benzedrine, bennie
=> dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine
=> methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
speed, velocity
=> rate
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> pace, rate
Sense 3
speed, speeding, hurrying
=> motion, movement, move
Sense 4
focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed
=> ratio
Sense 5
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> drug of abuse, street drug
Antonyms of noun speed
Member Holonyms of noun speed
Substance Holonyms of noun speed
Part Holonyms of noun speed
Member Meronyms of noun speed
Substance Meronyms of noun speed
Part Meronyms of noun speed
Meronyms of noun speed
Holonyms of noun speed
Attributes of noun speed
1 of 5 senses of speed
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> fast (vs. slow)
=> slow (vs. fast)
Derived Forms of noun speed
3 of 5 senses of speed
Sense 1
speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(adj) speedy#1
=> rapid, speedy
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#3
=> speed
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#4
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#5
=> accelerate, speed, speed up
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#1
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#2
=> accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
RELATED TO>(adj) speedy#2
=> quick, speedy
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#4
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#5
=> accelerate, speed, speed up
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#3
=> speed
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#1
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#2
=> accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Sense 3
speed, speeding, hurrying
RELATED TO>(adj) speedy#1
=> rapid, speedy
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#4
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#5
=> accelerate, speed, speed up
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#3
=> speed
RELATED TO>(verb) speed#2
=> accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Domain of noun speed
Domain Terms of noun speed
Familiarity of noun speed
speed used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
speed, velocity
> rate
=> acceleration
=> deceleration
=> attrition rate, rate of attrition
=> birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality
=> bits per second, bps
=> crime rate
=> data rate
=> deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate
=> dose rate
=> erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate
=> flow, flow rate, rate of flow
=> flux
=> frequency, frequence, oftenness
=> gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc
=> growth rate, rate of growth
=> hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle
=> inflation rate, rate of inflation
=> jerk
=> kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc
=> kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h
=> megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc
=> terahertz, THz
=> metabolic rate
=> miles per hour, mph
=> pace, gait
=> pulse, pulse rate, heart rate
=> rate of return
=> respiratory rate, rate of respiration
=> revolutions per minute, rpm, rev
=> sampling rate
=> solar constant
=> spacing
=> speed, velocity
=> tempo, pace
=> words per minute, wpm
Sense 2
speed, swiftness, fastness
> pace, rate
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
=> beat
=> celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
=> slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
=> sluggishness
Sense 3
speed, speeding, hurrying
> motion, movement, move
=> approach, approaching, coming
=> progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
=> locomotion, travel
=> lurch, lunge
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> pursuit, chase, pursual, following
=> rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
=> descent
=> swing, swinging, vacillation
=> return
=> slide, glide, coast
=> slippage
=> flow, stream
=> crawl
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
=> translation, displacement
=> shift, shifting
=> haste, hurry, rush, rushing
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, play
=> migration
Sense 4
focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed
> ratio
=> margin of profit, profit margin, gross margin
=> abundance
=> abundance
=> albedo, reflective power
=> aspect ratio
=> cephalic index, breadth index, cranial index
=> efficiency
=> facial index
=> focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed
=> frequency, relative frequency
=> hematocrit, haematocrit, packed cell volume
=> intelligence quotient, IQ, I.Q.
=> load factor
=> loss ratio
=> Mach number
=> magnification
=> mechanical advantage
=> mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage
=> odds, betting odds
=> order of magnitude, magnitude
=> output-to-input ratio
=> prevalence
=> price-to-earnings ratio, P/E ratio
=> productivity
=> proportionality
=> quotient
=> refractive index, index of refraction
=> relative humidity
=> respiratory quotient
=> safety factor, factor of safety
=> signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-noise, signal/noise ratio, signal/noise, S/N
=> stoichiometry
=> time constant
=> employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover
=> loading
=> eccentricity
Sense 5
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
> stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> analeptic
=> aphrodisiac
=> butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite
=> kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea
=> methylphenidate, Ritalin
=> popper
> drug of abuse, street drug
=> amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> gateway drug
=> lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD
=> sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer
=> soft drug
=> tobacco, baccy
=> alcohol, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
Meronyms of noun speed
5 senses of speed
Holonyms of noun speed
Grep of noun speed
airspeed
execution speed
godspeed
groundspeed
high-speed steel
light speed
off-speed pitch
speed
speed-reading
speed bump
speed cop
speed demon
speed freak
speed indicator
speed limit
speed of light
speed skate
speed skater
speed skating
speed trap
speedboat
speeder
speediness
speeding
speeding ticket
speedometer
speedskater
speedup
speedway
speedwell
Antonyms of verb speed
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> speed up#1
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
=> intensify, deepen
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 3
speed
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> speed up#1
Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
=> modify, qualify
=> add
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speed
3 of 5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> barge, thrust ahead, push forward
=> tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
=> dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
=> brisk, brisk up, brisken
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> run
=> zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> speed up#1
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
=> intensify, deepen
Sense 3
speed
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> speed up#1
Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
=> modify, qualify
'Cause To' of verb speed
Derived Forms of verb speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#1
=> speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#2
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
RELATED TO>(noun) speeding#1
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#3
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#1
=> speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#2
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
Sense 3
speed
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#3
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#1
=> speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#2
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
RELATED TO>(noun) speeder#1
=> speeder, speed demon
RELATED TO>(noun) speeding#1
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#3
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#1
=> speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#2
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#3
=> speed, speeding, hurrying
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#1
=> speed, velocity
RELATED TO>(noun) speed#2
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
Domain of verb speed
Domain Terms of verb speed
Familiarity of verb speed
speed used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
EX: They speed up the hill
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
EX: These cars won't speed
Sense 3
speed
EX: These cars won't speed
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
EX: These cars won't speed
Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb speed
5 senses of speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
> intensify, deepen
=> build
=> redouble
=> erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
=> condense
=> sharpen
=> accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Sense 3
speed
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
> modify, qualify
=> decelerate, slow down
=> accelerate, speed, speed up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb speed
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 2
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
=> intensify, deepen
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Sense 3
speed
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 4
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 5
accelerate, speed, speed up
=> modify, qualify
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Grep of verb speed
speed
speed skate
speed up
Grep of adj speed
high-speed
speeded up
speeding
speedy
Grep of adv speed
speedily
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