Definition of SPEED

speed

Plural: speeds

Noun

  • distance travelled per unit time
  • a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
    • "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
  • changing location rapidly
  • the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
  • a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
  • The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
  • The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
  • The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
  • The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
  • The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
  • The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
  • Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
  • Luck, success, prosperity.
  • Personal preference.
  • A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

Verb

Verb Forms: sped, speeded, speeding, speeds

  • To move or cause to move rapidly.
  • move fast
  • move faster
  • move very fast
    • "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
  • travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
    • "I got a ticket for speeding"
  • cause to move faster
  • To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
  • To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
  • To go fast.
  • To exceed the speed limit.
  • To increase the rate at which something occurs.
  • To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
  • To be expedient.
  • To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
  • To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
  • 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.

Intj

  • Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go.

Examples

  • God speed, until we meet again.
  • He tried to speed through his turn to intimidate his Words With Friends opponent.
  • How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?
  • Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.
  • The Ferrari was speeding along the road.
  • We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed.
  • Why do you speed when the road is so icy?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English spēd (“success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi (“prosperity, success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōan, from Proto-Germanic *spōaną (“to prosper, succeed, be happy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, turn out well”).
Cognate with Scots spede, speid (“success, quickness, speed”), Dutch spoed (“haste; speed”), German Low German Spood (“haste; speed; eagerness; success”), German Sput (“progress, acceleration, haste”). Related also to Old English spōwan (“to be successful, succeed”), Albanian shpejt (“to speed, to hurry”) and Russian спеши́ть (spešítʹ, “to hurry”), Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”), spērō (“hope”, verb), perhaps also to Ancient Greek σπεύδω (speúdō, “to urge on, hasten, press on”).

Synonyms

accelerate, amphetamine, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, f number, fastness, focal ratio, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, hurrying, pelt along, pep pill, quicken, race, rush, rush along, speed up, speeding, step on it, stop number, swiftness, travel rapidly, upper, velocity, zip, DgammaDspot, T, celerity, chalk, crank, crystal, crystal meth, fire, gamma of the gamma, glass, go fast, go-fast, gogo, ice, jib, meth, methamphetamine, methedrine, methylamphetamine, poor man's cocaine, quartz, rapidity, shabu, shards, speed, tina, tweak

Antonyms

decelerate, linger

Scrabble Score: 8

speed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
speed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
speed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

speed: valid Words With Friends Word