English-Thai Dictionary
speed
N ความ รวดเร็ว ความว่องไว swiftness celerity activity haste hurry slowness tardiness kwam-ruad-reo
speed
VI ใช้ ยากระตุ้น ประสาท (คำ สแลง ใช้ ยาม้า chai-ya-kra-tuan-pra-sad
speed
VI ไป ด้วย ความ รวดเร็ว race rush hurry pai-duai-kwam-ruad-reo
speed
VT เร่งความเร็ว เพิ่ม ความเร็ว race rang-kwam-reo
speed light
N หลอดไฟ หลอดไฟฟ้า speed flash speed lamp lod-fai
speed limit
N อัตราความเร็ว รถยนต์ ที่ กำหนด ad-tra-kwam-reo-rod-yon-ti-kam-nod
speed up
PHRV เร่ง ให้ เร็ว ทำให้ เร็ว ขึ้น ทำให้ ไว ขึ้น quicken up rang-hai-reo
speedball
N การ ฉีด ยาเสพติด สอง ชนิด รวมกัน เข้าสู่ ร่างกาย kan-chid-ya-sed-tid-song-cha-nid-ruam-kan
speedball
N กีฬาช นิดหนึ่ง คล้าย ฟุตบอล แต่ ใช้ มือ รับ และ ส่ง ลูก ได้ ki-la-cha-nid-nuang-klai-fud-bon
speedboat
N เรือยนต์ ที่ มี ความเร็ว สูง motorboat racer ruea-yon-ti-me-kwam-reo-suang
speeder
N คนขับรถ เร็ว เกินก ว่าที่ กำหนด ไว้ driver speedster kon-kab-rod-reo-koen-kwa-kam-noed
speeder
N ผู้ เร่งความเร็ว โดยเฉพาะ เกินก ว่าที่ กฎหมาย กำหนด speedster phu-rang-kwam-reo-doi-cha-prow-koen-kwa-kod-mai
speeder
N รถราง ขนาดเล็ก rod-rang-ka-nad-lek
speedily
ADV อย่างรวดเร็ว อย่าง ฉับไว abruptly fast rapidly yang-ruad-reo
speedwalk
N ทาง ที่ เลื่อน ได้ สำหรับ พา คน จาก ที่หนึ่ง ไป อีก ที่หนึ่ง ด้วย การ ยืน tang-luan-ti-pa-kon-jak-ti-nuang-pai-yang-eak-ti-nuang
speedway
N ลู่ แข่ง รถยนต์ ถนน แข่งรถ course track lu-kang-rod-yon
speedwell
N พืช ลำ ต้นอ่อน ตระกูล Veronica
speedy
ADJ รวดเร็ว quick rapid ruad-reo
speedy
ADJ รวดเร็ว ว่องไว quick nimble rapid ruad-reo
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPEED
v.i.pret. and pp. sped, speeded. [The L. expedio may be from the same root, which signifies to drive, to hurry, of the family of L. peto. ] 1. To make haste; to move with celerity.
2. To have success; to prosper; to succeed; that is, to advance in one's enterprise. He that's once demi'd will hardly speed. Those that profaned and abused the second temple, sped no better.
3. To have any condition good or ill; to fare. Ships heretofore in seas like fishes sped, The mightiest still upon the smallest fed.
SPEED
v.t. 1. TO dispatch; to send away in haste. He sped him thence home to his habitation.
2. To hasten; to hurry; to put in quick motion. -But sped his steps along the hoarse resounding shore.
3. TO hasten to a conclusion; to execute; to dispatch; as, to speed judicial acts.
4. To assist; to help forward; to hasten. -With rising gales that sped their happy flight.
5. To prosper; to cause to succeed. May heaven speed this undertaking.
6. To furnish in haste.
7. To dispatch; to kill; to ruin; to destroy. With a speeding thrust his heart he found. A dire dilemma! either way I'm sped; If foes, they write if friends they read me dead.
Note In the phrase, "God speed, " there is probably a gross mistake in considering it as equivalent to "may God give you success. " The true phrase is probably "good speed; good, in Saxon, being written god. I bid you or wish you good speed, that is, good success.
SPEED
n. 1. Swiftness; quickness; celerity; applied to animals. We say, a man or a horse runs or travels with speed; a fowl flies with speed. We speak of the speed of a fish in the water, but we do not speak of the speed of a river, or of wind, or of a falling body. I think however I have seen the word applied to the lapse of time and the motion of lightning, but in poetry only.
2. Haste; dispatch; as, to perform a journey with speed; to execute an order with speed.
3. Rapid pace; as a horse of speed. We say also, high speed, full speed.
4. Success; prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; that is, advance to the desired end. O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day. Genesis 24:12. This use is retained in the proverb, "to make more haste than good speed, " and in the Scriptural phrase, "to bid one good speed, " [Not God speed, as erroneously written. ]
SPEEDILY
adv. Quickly; with haste; in a short time. Send speedily to Bertram.
SPEEDINESS
n.The quality of being speedy; quickness; celerity; haste; dispatch.
SPEEDWELL
n.A plant of the genus Veronica.
SPEEDY
a. 1. Quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion; as a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
2. Quick in performance; not dilatory or slow; as a speedy dispatch of business.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPEED
Speed, n. Etym: [AS. sp success, swiftness, from sp to succeed; akin to D. spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to succees, Skr. spha to increase, grow fat. sq. root17 b.]
1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success. "For common speed. " Chaucer. O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day. Gen. xxiv. 12.
2. The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel. Speed, to describe whose swiftness number fails. Milton.
Note: In kinematics, speedis sometimes used to denote the amount of velocity without regard to direction of motion, while velocity is not regarded as known unless both the direction and the amount are known.
3. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. [Obs. ] "Hercules be thy speed! " Shak. God speed, Good speed; prosperity. See Godspeed. -- Speed gauge, Speed indicator, and Speed recorder (Mach. ), devices for indicating or recording the rate of a body's motion, as the number of revolutions of a shaft in a given time. -- Speed lathe (Mach. ), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc. ; a hand lathe. -- Speed pulley, a cone pulley with steps.
Syn. -- Haste; swiftness; celerity; quickness; dispatch; expedition; hurry; acceleration. See Haste.
SPEED
Speed, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sped, Speeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Speeding. ]Etym: [AS. sp, fr. sp, n.; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See Speed, n.]
1. To go; to fare. [Obs. ] To warn him now he is too farre sped. Remedy of Love.
2. To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. Shak. Ships heretofore in seas lke fishes sped; The mightiest still upon the smallest fed. Waller.
3. To fare well; to have success; to prosper. Save London, and send true lawyers their meed! For whoso wants money with them shall not speed! Lydgate. I told ye then he should prevail, and speed On his bad errand. Milton.
4. To make haste; to move with celerity. I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of possibility. Shak.
5. To be expedient. [Obs. ] Wyclif (2 Cor. xii. 1.)
SPEED
SPEED Speed, v. t.
1. To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor. "Fortune speed us! " Shak. With rising gales that speed their happy flight. Dryden.
2. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry. He sped him thence home to his habitation. Fairfax.
3. To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite. Judicial acts. .. are sped in open court at the instance of one or both of the parties. Ayliffe.
4. To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo. "Sped with spavins." Shak. A dire dilemma! either way I 'm sped. If foes, they write, if friends, they read, me dead. Pope.
5. To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey. Welkome the coming, speed the parting guest. Pope. God speed you, them, etc. , may God speed you; or, may you have good speed.
Syn. -- To depatch; hasten; expedite; accelerate; hurry.
SPEED COUNTER
SPEED COUNTER Speed counter. (Mach. )
Defn: A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also simply counter.
SPEEDER
SPEEDER Speed "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, speeds.
2. (Spinning )
Defn: A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.
SPEEDFUL
SPEEDFUL Speed "ful, a.
Defn: Full of speed (in any sense ). [Obs. ]
SPEEDFULLY
SPEEDFULLY Speed "ful *ly, adv.
Defn: In a speedful manner. [Obs. ]
SPEEDILY
SPEEDILY Speed "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a speedy manner.
SPEEDINESS
SPEEDINESS Speed "i *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being speedy.
SPEEDLESS
SPEEDLESS Speed "less, a.
Defn: Being without speed.
SPEEDWELL
SPEEDWELL Speed "well, n. (Bot. )
Defn: Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off.
SPEEDY
Speed "y, a. [Compar. Speedier; superl. Speediest.] Etym: [AS. sp. ]
Defn: Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot. I will wish her speedy strength. Shak. Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould outfly. Dryden.
New American Oxford Dictionary
speed
speed |spēd spid | ▶noun 1 the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate: we turned onto the runway and began to gather speed | an engine running at full speed | the car has a top speed of 147 mph. rapidity of movement or action: the accident was due to excessive speed. • the rate at which something happens or is done: they were bemused by the speed of events | the course is delivered on CDROM so students can progress at their own speed. 2 each of the possible gear ratios of a bicycle or motor vehicle. 3 the light-gathering power or f-number of a camera lens. • the duration of a photographic exposure. • the sensitivity of photographic film to light. 4 informal an amphetamine drug, esp. methamphetamine. 5 informal something that matches one's tastes or inclinations: oak tables and chairs are more his speed. 6 archaic success; prosperity: wish me good speed. ▶verb ( past sped |sped | or speeded ) 1 [ no obj. ] move quickly: I got into the car and home we sped. • (of a motorist ) travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit: the car that crashed was speeding. • (speed up ) move or work more quickly: you force yourself to speed up because you don't want to keep others waiting. • [ with obj. ] cause to move, act, or happen more quickly: recent initiatives have sought to speed up decision-making. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic make prosperous or successful: may God speed you. 3 [ no obj. ] informal take or be under the influence of an amphetamine drug: more kids than ever are speeding, tripping, and getting stoned. PHRASES at speed quickly: a car flashed past them at speed. pick up speed (of a vehicle ) go faster; accelerate. up to speed operating at full speed. • (of a person or company ) performing at an anticipated rate or level. • (of a person ) fully informed or up to date: that reminds me to bring you up to speed on the soap opera. DERIVATIVES speed er noun ORIGIN Old English spēd (noun ), spēdan (verb ), from the Germanic base of Old English spōwan ‘prosper, succeed, ’ a sense reflected in early usage.
speed bag
speed bag ▶noun a small punching bag used by boxers for practicing quick punches.
speedball
speed ball |ˈspēdˌbôl ˈspidbɔl | ▶noun informal a mixture of cocaine and heroin.
speedboat
speed boat |ˈspēdˌbōt ˈspidˌboʊt | ▶noun a motorboat designed for high speed. DERIVATIVES speed boat ing noun
speed bump
speed bump |ˈspiːdboʊt |(Brit. also speed hump ) ▶noun a ridge set in a road surface, typically at intervals, to control the speed of vehicles.
speed camera
speed cam ¦era ▶noun a roadside camera triggered by speeding vehicles, taking either video footage or a photograph of the vehicle with a record of its speed.
speed dating
speed dat ing ( trademark SpeedDating ) ▶noun an organized social activity in which people seeking romantic relationships have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is mutual interest.
speed dial
speed di al |ˈspiːdajɪəl | ▶noun a function on some telephones that allows numbers to be entered into a memory and dialed using fewer buttons. ▶verb (speed-dial ) [ with obj. ] dial (a telephone number ) by using the speed dial function.
speedily
speed i ly |ˈspēdəlē | ▶adverb quickly or promptly: your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible.
speed limit
speed lim it |ˈspid ˌlɪmɪt | ▶noun the maximum speed at which a vehicle may legally travel on a particular stretch of road.
speed limiter
speed lim it er another term for limiter.
speed merchant
speed mer chant ▶noun informal 1 a motorist who enjoys driving fast. 2 Baseball a player noted for speed, such as a very fast base runner or a fastball pitcher.
speedo
speed o |ˈspēdō ˈspidoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. speedos ) 1 informal short for speedometer. 2 ( Speedos ) trademark men's brief, tight swimming trunks.
speedometer
speed om e ter |spəˈdämitər spiːˈdɑːmɪtər | ▶noun an instrument on a vehicle's dashboard indicating its speed.
speed-read
speed-read |rēd ˈspid rid | ▶verb read rapidly by assimilating several phrases or sentences at once. DERIVATIVES speed-read er noun
speed skating
speed skat ing ▶noun the sport of competitive racing on specially designed skates, typically around an oval track.
speedster
speed ster |ˈspēdstər ˈspidstər | ▶noun informal a person or thing that operates well at high speed, for example a fast car.
speed trap
speed trap |ˈspid ˌtræp | ▶noun an area of road in which hidden police detect vehicles exceeding a speed limit, typically by radar.
speed-up
speed-up ▶noun an increase in speed, esp. in a person's or machine's rate of working.
speedway
speed way |ˈspēdˌwā ˈspidˌweɪ | ▶noun a stadium or track used for automobile or motorcycle racing. • a highway for fast motor traffic. • Brit. a form of motorcycle racing on an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium.
speedwell
speed well |ˈspēdˌwel ˈspidˌwɛl | ▶noun a small creeping herbaceous plant of north temperate regions, with small blue or pink flowers. [Genus Veronica, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, including the germander speedwell. ]
speedwriting
speed writ ing |ˈspēdˌrītiNG ˈspidˌraɪtɪŋ | ▶noun trademark a form of shorthand using the letters of the alphabet. DERIVATIVES speed writ er |-tər |noun
speedy
speed y |ˈspēdē ˈspidi | ▶adjective ( speedier, speediest ) 1 done or occurring quickly: a speedy recovery. 2 moving quickly: a speedy center fielder. DERIVATIVES speed i ness noun
speedy trial
speed y tri al ▶noun chiefly Law a criminal trial held after minimal delay, as considered to be a citizen's constitutional right.
Oxford Dictionary
speed
speed |spiːd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate: we turned on to the runway and began to gather speed | an engine running at full speed | [ count noun ] : the car has a top speed of 147 mph. • rapidity of movement or action: the accident was due to excessive speed. • the rate at which something happens or is done: they were bemused by the speed of events | the course is delivered on CDROM so students can progress at their own speed. 2 each of the possible gear ratios of a bicycle. • US or dated each of the possible gear ratios of a motor vehicle. 3 the light-gathering power or f-number of a camera lens. • the duration of a photographic exposure. • the sensitivity of photographic film to light. 4 [ mass noun ] informal an amphetamine drug, especially methamphetamine. 5 [ mass noun ] archaic success; prosperity: wish me good speed. ▶verb ( past and past participle sped |spɛd | ) 1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move quickly: I got into the car and home we sped. • ( past and past participle speeded ) [ no obj. ] (of a motorist or vehicle ) travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit: the car that crashed was speeding. • ( past and past participle speeded ) (speed up ) move or work more quickly: you force yourself to speed up because you don't want to keep others waiting. • ( past and past participle speeded ) [ with obj. ] cause to move or happen more quickly: they sought to speed up decision-making. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic make prosperous or successful: may God speed you. 3 [ no obj. ] informal take or be under the influence of an amphetamine drug: more kids than ever are speeding, tripping, and getting stoned. PHRASES at speed quickly: a car flashed past them at speed. pick up (or get up ) speed (of a vehicle ) go faster; accelerate: once out of the village, they picked up speed. figurative : the debate has picked up steam recently. up to speed 1 operating at full speed or at an expected rate or level. 2 informal fully informed or up to date: his secretary's up to speed on IT. DERIVATIVES speeder noun ORIGIN Old English spēd (noun ), spēdan (verb ), from the Germanic base of Old English spōwan ‘prosper, succeed ’, a sense reflected in early usage.
speed bag
speed bag ▶noun N. Amer. a small punchbag used by boxers for practising quick punches.
speedball
speed |ball |ˈspiːdbɔːl | ▶noun 1 informal a mixture of cocaine with heroin. 2 a small punchball used by boxers for practising quick punches. 3 [ mass noun ] US a ball game resembling soccer but in which the ball may be handled.
speedboat
speed |boat |ˈspiːdbəʊt | ▶noun a motor boat designed for high speed.
speed bump
speed bump (also speed hump ) ▶noun a ridge set at intervals in a road surface to control the speed of vehicles.
speed camera
speed cam ¦era ▶noun a roadside camera triggered by speeding vehicles, taking either video footage or a photograph of the vehicle with a record of its speed.
speed dating
speed dating (US trademark SpeedDating ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] an organized social activity in which people seeking romantic relationships have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is mutual interest.
speed dial
speed dial |ˈspiːdˌdʌɪəl | ▶noun a function on some telephones which allows numbers to be entered into a memory and dialled with the push of a single button. ▶verb (speed-dial ) ( speed-dials, speed-dialling, speed-dialled ) [ with obj. ] dial (a telephone number ) by using a speed dial function.
speedily
speed |ily |ˈspiːdɪli | ▶adverb quickly or promptly: your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible.
speed limit
speed limit ▶noun the maximum speed at which a vehicle may legally travel on a particular stretch of road.
speed limiter
speed limit ¦er ▶noun see limiter.
speed merchant
speed mer |chant ▶noun informal 1 a motorist who enjoys driving fast. 2 Cricket & Baseball a fast bowler or pitcher.
speedo
speedo |ˈspiːdəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. speedos ) 1 informal short for speedometer. 2 ( Speedos ) trademark men's brief, tight swimming trunks.
speedometer
speedometer |spiːˈdɒmɪtə | ▶noun an instrument on a vehicle's dashboard indicating its speed.
speed-read
speed-read ▶verb [ with obj. ] read rapidly by assimilating several phrases or sentences at once. DERIVATIVES speed-reader noun
speed skating
speed skat ing ▶noun the sport of competitive racing on specially designed skates, typically around an oval track.
speedster
speed |ster |ˈspiːdstə | ▶noun informal a person or thing that operates well at high speed, for example a fast car.
speed trap
speed trap ▶noun a radar trap.
speed-up
speed-up ▶noun an increase in speed, especially in a person's or machine's rate of working.
speedway
speed |way |ˈspiːdweɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Brit. a form of motorcycle racing in which the riders race several laps around an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium. • [ count noun ] a stadium or track used for speedway racing. 2 N. Amer. a road or track used for motor-car racing. • a highway for fast motor traffic.
speedwell
speed |well |ˈspiːdwɛl | ▶noun a small creeping herbaceous plant of north temperate regions, with small blue or pink flowers. ●Genus Veronica, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, including the germander speedwell.
speedwriting
speed |writing |ˈspiːdrʌɪtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a form of shorthand using the letters of the alphabet. DERIVATIVES speedwriter noun
speedy
speedy |ˈspiːdi | ▶adjective ( speedier, speediest ) 1 done or occurring quickly: a speedy recovery. 2 moving quickly: a speedy winger. DERIVATIVES speediness noun
speedy trial
speedy trial ▶noun chiefly US Law a criminal trial held after minimal delay, as considered to be a citizen's constitutional right.
American Oxford Thesaurus
speed
speed noun 1 the speed of their progress: rate, pace, tempo, momentum. 2 the speed with which they responded: rapidity, swiftness, speediness, quickness, dispatch, promptness, immediacy, briskness, sharpness; haste, hurry, precipitateness; acceleration, velocity; informal lick, clip; literary celerity. ▶verb 1 I sped home: hurry, rush, dash, run, race, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, careen, hare, fly, zoom, scurry, scuttle, scamper, hasten; informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot, zip, zap, whip, hotfoot it, bomb, hightail it. 2 he was caught speeding: drive too fast, exceed the speed limit. 3 a holiday will speed his recovery: hasten, expedite, speed up, accelerate, advance, further, promote, boost, stimulate, aid, assist, facilitate. ANTONYMS slow, hinder. WORD LINKS tachometer an instrument used for measuring the working speed of an engine Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
speedily
speedily adverb complaints are handled speedily: rapidly, swiftly, quickly, fast, posthaste, at the speed of light, at full tilt; promptly, immediately, briskly; hastily, hurriedly, precipitately; informal PDQ, pretty damn quick, hell-bent for leather, on the double, like the wind, like (greased ) lightning, lickety-split; literary apace.
speedy
speedy adjective 1 a speedy reply: rapid, swift, quick, fast; prompt, immediate, expeditious, express, brisk, sharp; whirlwind, lightning, meteoric; hasty, hurried, precipitate, breakneck, rushed; informal PDQ, pretty damn quick, snappy, quickie. ANTONYMS slow. 2 a speedy little car: fast, high-speed; informal nippy, zippy, peppy; literary fleet. ANTONYMS slow.
Oxford Thesaurus
speed
speed noun 1 Lesley grew frustrated at the slow speed of their progress: rate, pace, tempo, momentum. 2 we were grateful for the speed of the government's response: rapidity, swiftness, speediness, alacrity, quickness, fastness, celerity, velocity, dispatch, promptness, immediacy, expeditiousness, expedition, briskness, sharpness; haste, hurry, hurriedness, precipitateness; acceleration; informal lick, clip; literary fleetness; rare alacritousness. ANTONYMS slowness, dilatoriness. PHRASES keep (or bring ) someone up to speed on (or with ) informal she keeps the sales staff up to speed on agronomic issues: familiarize, make conversant, acquaint, get up to date, keep up to date; accustom to, habituate to, instruct in, coach in, train in, teach in, educate in, school in, prime in, indoctrinate in, initiate into, introduce to; informal gen up on, clue in on, clue up on, put in the picture about, put wise to, give the gen about, give the low-down on, give a rundown of, fill in on. ▶verb 1 I sped back home: hurry, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whirl, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble; informal belt, pelt, tear, hotfoot it, leg it, zap, zip, whip, scoot, scorch, burn rubber, go like a bat out of hell; Brit. informal bomb, bucket, shift, put one's foot down, go like the clappers; Scottish informal wheech; N. Amer. informal clip, boogie, hightail, barrel, lay rubber, get the lead out; N. Amer. vulgar slang drag /tear /haul ass; literary fleet; archaic post, hie; rare drive. ANTONYMS amble, stroll. 2 Cook was over the limit and he was speeding: drive too fast, exceed the speed limit, break the speed limit. 3 a short holiday will speed his recovery: hasten, expedite, speed up, hurry up, accelerate, step up, advance, further, forward, promote, boost, give a boost to, stimulate, aid, assist, help along, facilitate; informal crank up. ANTONYMS hinder, hold up, set back, slow down. PHRASES speed up Smith shouted at them to speed up: hurry up, accelerate, move faster, go faster, drive faster, get a move on, put a spurt on, open it up, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed; Brit. look smart; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, step on the gas, shake a leg, rattle one's dags; Brit. informal get one's skates on, stir one's stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; S. African informal put foot; dated make haste. ANTONYMS slow down. speed something up the episode speeded up the process of political change. See speed (sense 3 of the verb ). WORD LINKS speed tacho- related prefix, as in tachometer tachy- related prefix, as in tachygraphy tachophobia fear of speed tachometry, velocimetry measurement of speed Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
speedily
speedily adverb you should ensure that complaints are handled speedily: rapidly, swiftly, quickly, fast, post-haste, at (full ) speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop; promptly, immediately, briskly; hastily, hurriedly, precipitately; informal p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), double quick, at a lick, hell for leather, pronto, at the double, a mile a minute, like the wind, like a bomb, at warp speed, like a bat out of hell, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, like nobody's business, like (greased ) lightning, like a madman /madwoman; Brit. informal like the clappers, at a rate of knots, like billy-o; N. Amer. informal lickety-split; literary apace. ANTONYMS slowly.
speedy
speedy adjective 1 a speedy reply: rapid, swift, quick, fast, prompt, immediate, expeditious, express, brisk, sharp, unhesitating; whirlwind, lightning, meteoric, overnight, fast-track, whistle-stop; hasty, hurried, precipitate, precipitous, breakneck, summary, on-the-spot, rushed; informal p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), snappy, quickie; rare alacritous. ANTONYMS slow, leisurely, dilatory. 2 a speedy hatchback: fast, fast-moving, high-speed; informal nippy, zippy; literary fleet, fleet of foot, fleet-footed; rare volant. ANTONYMS slow, plodding.
Duden Dictionary
Speed
Speed Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |spiːd |das Speed; Genitiv: des Speed [s ] stimulierende, erregende, aufputschende Droge besonders Amphetamin
Speed
Speed Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |spiːd |der Speed; Genitiv: des Speed [s ], Plural: die Speeds englisch speed = Geschwindigkeit [hohe ] Geschwindigkeit, [hohes ] Tempo
Speedball
Speed ball Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈspiːdbɔːl |der Speedball; Genitiv: des Speedballs, Plural: die Speedballs englisch speedball, zu: ball = Ball Mischung aus Heroin und Kokain
Speedbewerb
Speed be werb Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch Skisport , der Abfahrt und Super-G
Speeddating
Speed da ting , Speed-Da ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das Speed-Dating |ˈspiːddeɪtɪŋ ˈspiːddeɪtɪŋ |englisch speed dating, aus speed = Geschwindigkeit und dating (Dating ) a Methode der Partnersuche, bei der sich jeweils eine männliche und eine weibliche Person in einem festgelegten Rahmen treffen, sich kurz unterhalten und anschließend zur nächsten Person wechseln b Veranstaltung, bei der Speeddating a betrieben wird
speeden
spee den schwaches Verb Jargon |ˈspiːdn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Speed Rauschgift, Speed konsumieren
Speedskating
Speed ska ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das Wettlauf auf Inlineskates
Speedway
Speed way Substantiv, maskulin , der |Operation …weɪ |der Speedway; Genitiv: des Speedways, Plural: die Speedways englisch ; »Schnellweg «englische Bezeichnung für: Autorennstrecke
Speedway-Rennen
Speed way-Ren nen, Speed way ren nen Substantiv, Neutrum Sport , das Speedwayrennen |ˈspiːdweɪ … ˈspiːdweɪ …|englisch speedway, eigentlich = Schnellstraße Motorradrennen auf einer Aschen-, Sand- oder Eisbahn
French Dictionary
speed bump
speed bump FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour ralentisseur.
speedomètre
speedomètre FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour indicateur de vitesse.
Spanish Dictionary
speed
speed nombre masculino marginal Sustancia química que tiene un efecto estimulante sobre el sistema nervioso, aumenta la resistencia física y hace disminuir la sensación de hambre .SINÓNIMO anfetamina .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'espíids '. El plural es speeds .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
speed
speed /spiːd /〖語源は 「繁栄, 富 」〗(形 )speedy 名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 C U (運動の )速度 , 速力 , (動作の )速さ , スピード ▸ at a speed of 60 miles per [an ] hour 時速60マイルで (!of句により速さが明示される場合は不定冠詞を伴う ) ▸ travel at the speed of light [sound ]光 [音 ]速で進む ▸ at [╳with, in ] full [top ] speed 全速力で ▸ at high [low ] speed 高 [低 ]速で ▸ run at great speed すごい速さで走る (!運動ではat, 動作ではwithを用いることが多い: work with great speed すごい速さで仕事をする ) ▸ pick up [gather ] speed (次第に )速度を増す ▸ reduce speed スピードを落とす ▸ wind speed 風速 .2 U (動きの )迅速さ , すばやさ ; すばやい [敏速な ]動き ▸ the speed of the action 行動の迅速さ ▸ the speed of events 事態の進展の速さ .3 C 〘写 〙(フィルムの )感度 ; シャッタースピード , 露光速度 .4 C (自転車の )変速ギア ; ｟主に米 古 ｠(自動車の )変速ギア ; 〖複合語を作って 〗…速の ▸ a four- speed bike 4速の自転車 5 U ｟俗 ｠覚醒 （かくせい ）剤 〘アンフェタミンなど 〙.at sp é ed ｟英 かたく ｠スピードを出して, 高速で (fast 1 ).f ú ll sp è ed ah é ad 全速力で ; 全力を尽くして .ù p to sp é ed 1 〈人 組織などが 〉期待 [予想 ]どおりの調子 [水準 ]で .2 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉 «…に関して » (必要な )最新の情報を得て, 精通して «on , with » ▸ bring [get ] him up to speed on the latest developments 彼に最新の進展状況をよく把握させる with (à ll ) sp é ed ｟かたく ｠すばやく, 速やかに (quickly ).動詞 ～s /-dz /; sped /sped /, ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing (!自動詞 2 , 3 , 他動詞 2 はspeeded ) 自動詞 1 ｟書 ｠〖～＋副詞 〗〈車 人などが 〉急いで行く ; 〈時が 〉過ぎ去る (!副詞 は運動 方向などの表現 ) ▸ The car sped along the road .自動車は道路を疾走した ▸ The police officer sped away [off ] to the scene .警官は現場へと急行した (!人が主語の場合は主に車などによる手段を表す ) ▸ Several weeks sped by [past ].数週間があっという間に過ぎ去った 2 〖通例be ～ing 〗スピード違反をする ▸ be caught speeding スピード違反をしてつかまる (!speeding overとしない ) 3 加速する, 速度を増す ▸ The bus sped up soon .バスはすぐに速度を上げた (!「減速する 」は ╳speed downとしない; slow downが普通 ) .4 ｟俗 ｠覚醒剤を打つ ; 覚醒剤が効いている .他動詞 1 ｟書 ｠〖～ A ＋副詞 〗(主に車などで )A 〈人など 〉を急いで連れて行く (!副詞 は運動 方向などの表現 ) ▸ speed him away to the hospital 彼を急いで病院に搬送する 2 ｟書 ｠…を早める , 促進する ; 〈事 物 〉を加速する, …の速度を増す (up )▸ Vitamin tablets will speed your recovery from a cold .ビタミン剤を飲めばかぜはすぐ直るよ ▸ speed up the process [production ]進行 [生産 ]の速度を上げる 3 …をすばやく送り出す ; …を見送る .4 ｟古 ｠…を栄えさせる .～́ b ù mp ｟主に米 ｠スピード抑止帯 (｟英 くだけて ｠sleeping policeman ) 〘減速させるための道路面の低いこぶ 〙.～́ c à mera スピード違反監視カメラ .～́ c ò p ｟米俗 ｠スピード違反取締り警官 .～́ d à ting (集団の )お見合いパーティ ; 合コン .～́ d ì al ｟主に米 ｠(電話の )短縮ダイアル .～́ fr è ak [｟英 くだけて ｠m è rchant ]スピード狂 .～́ g ù n スピードガン 〘車の速度 球速の測定器 〙.～́ h ù mp ｟主に米 ｠＝speed bump .～́ ì ndicator ｟かたく ｠＝speedometer .～́ l ì mit 〖the ～〗制限 (最高 )速度 ▸ keep to [break ] the speed limit 制限速度を守る [破る ].～́ n è tworking ビジネスネットワーク交流会 〘speed datingのビジネス版 〙.～́ r è ading 速読 .～́ sh ò p スピードショップ, 改造自動車部品店 .～́ sk à ting スピードスケート .～́ tr à p 「ネズミ捕り 」実施区域 .
speedboat
sp é ed b ò at 名詞 C 快速艇, スピードボート .
speeder
sp é ed er 名詞 C スピードを出す人 ; スピード違反者 .
speedily
sp é ed i ly 副詞 敏速 [迅速 ]に ; 速く .
speeding
sp é ed ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗スピード違反の ; 速い .名詞 U スピード違反 ▸ be fined for speeding スピード違反で罰金を科される .～́ t ì cket スピード違反切符 .
speedometer
speed om e ter /spɪdɑ́mətə r |-dɔ́m -/名詞 C (自動車などの )速度計 .
speedster
speed ster /spíːdstə r /名詞 C スピード狂, スピード違反者 ; 高速で走る自動車 .
speedup
sp é ed ù p 名詞 U C 加速 ; 能率促進 [増進 ].
speedway
sp é ed w à y 名詞 複 ～s 1 U (オートバイ 自動車による )モーターレース ; C モーターレース用競走路 .2 C ｟米 ｠高速道路 .
speedwell
sp é ed w è ll 名詞 U 〘植 〙クワガタソウ .
speedy
speed y /spíːdi /→speed 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 迅速な , すみやかな (→fast 1 コーパスの窓 )▸ pray for A's speedy recovery A 〈人 〉のすみやかな回復を祈る 2 〈乗り物などが 〉速い , 快速の (fast 1 )▸ a speedy car 速い車 sp é ed i ness 名詞 U 敏速 [迅速 ]さ ; 速さ .
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