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speed — [spēd] n. [ME sped < OE spæd, wealth, power, success, akin to spowan, to prosper, succeed < IE base * spēi , to flourish, expand > SPACE, SPARE] 1. the act or state of moving rapidly; swiftness; quick motion 2. a) the rate of movement or … English World dictionary
Speed — Common street name for a stimulant drug, especially for an amphetamine. Amphetamines have been used to treat hyperactivity in children, the symptoms of narcolepsy, and as an appetite suppressant and they are also frequently abused as a stimulant… … Medical dictionary
Speed — Speed, v. t. 1. To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor. Fortune speed us! Shak. [1913 Webster] With rising gales that speed their happy flight. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sped — Speed Speed (sp[=e]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sped} (sp[e^]d), {Speeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speeding}.] [AS. sp[=e]dan, fr. sp[=e]d, n.; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See {Speed}, n.] 1. To go; to fare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To warn him now he … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speed — verb. The past tense and past participle are sped when the meaning is ‘to go fast’ (The car sped onwards / By that time she had sped down the road) and speeded when the meaning is ‘to break a speed limit’ or when the verb is transitive (taking an … Modern English usage
Speed — (sp[=e]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sped} (sp[e^]d), {Speeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speeding}.] [AS. sp[=e]dan, fr. sp[=e]d, n.; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See {Speed}, n.] 1. To go; to fare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To warn him now he is too… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speed — n 1 *haste, hurry, expedition, dispatch Analogous words: *celerity, legerity, alacrity: fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, quickness (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): velocity, pace, headway (see SPEED) 2 Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
speed-reading — [spēd′rēd΄iŋ] n. a technique for reading texts at an extremely rapid rate with adequate comprehension speed read vi., vt. speed reader n. * * * speed read·ing (spēdʹrē dĭng) n. A method of reading rapidly by assimilating several words or phrases… … Universalium
Sped — Sped, imp. & p. p. of {Speed}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sped — [sped] a past tense and past participle of ↑speed … Dictionary of contemporary English
sped — [sped] vi., vt. alt. pt. & pp. of SPEED … English World dictionary
