noun
verb
- Move fast.
- usage: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- synonyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
- Move faster.
- usage: "The car accelerated"
- synonyms: accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
- Move very fast.
- usage: "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
- synonyms: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
- Travel at an excessive or illegal velocity.
- usage: "I got a ticket for speeding"
- synonyms: speed
- Cause to move faster.
- usage: "He accelerated the car"
- synonyms: accelerate, speed, speed up
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