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sped

 
Verb speed has 5 senses
  1. 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"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived forms: noun speed1, noun speed2, noun speeding1
    Sample sentence:
    They speed up the hill
  2. accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken - move faster; "The car accelerated"
    --2 is one way to intensify, deepen
    Derived forms: noun speed3, noun speed1, noun speed2
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't speed
  3. speed - travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
    --3 is one way to
    travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived forms: noun speed3, noun speed1, noun speed2, noun speeder1, noun speeding1
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't speed
  4. travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
    --4 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived forms: noun speed3, noun speed1, noun speed2
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't speed
  5. accelerate, speed, speed up - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
    --5 is one way to modify, qualify
    Derived forms: noun speed3, noun speed1, noun speed2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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