Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  speed 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  speed 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  barge,  thrust  ahead,  push  forward 
  =>  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
 
  Sense  2 
  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
  =>  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken 
 
  Sense  4 
  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip 
  =>  flit,  flutter,  fleet,  dart 
  =>  run 
  =>  zoom,  zoom  along  whizz,  whizz  along 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  speed 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  speed 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  barge,  thrust  ahead,  push  forward 
  =>  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  plunge 
 
  Sense  2 
  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
  =>  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken 
 
  Sense  4 
  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip 
  =>  flit,  flutter,  fleet,  dart 
  =>  butterfly 
  =>  run 
  =>  trot,  jog,  clip 
  =>  scurry,  scamper,  skitter,  scuttle 
  =>  romp 
  =>  run  bases 
  =>  streak 
  =>  run 
  =>  outrun 
  =>  jog 
  =>  sprint 
  =>  lope 
  =>  rush 
  =>  hare 
  =>  zoom,  zoom  along  whizz,  whizz  along 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  speed 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  speed 
 
  5  senses  of  speed 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  Also  See->  speed  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
  =>  intensify,  deepen 
 
  Sense  3 
  speed 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  4 
  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  Also  See->  speed  up#1 
 
  Sense  5 
  accelerate,  speed,  speed  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  speed 
 
  speed  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  speed 
 
  Sense  1 
  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
  =>  intensify,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  speed 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  accelerate,  speed,  speed  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  speed 
 
  The  verb  speed  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  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") 
  2.  (5)  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken  --  (move  faster;  "The  car  accelerated") 
  3.  (3)  speed  --  (travel  at  an  excessive  or  illegal  velocity;  "I  got  a  ticket  for  speeding") 
  4.  (3)  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip  --  (move  very  fast  "The  runner  zipped  past  us  at  breakneck  speed") 
  5.  (1)  accelerate,  speed,  speed  up  --  (cause  to  move  faster;  "He  accelerated  the  car") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sped 
  cusped 
  ungrasped 
 
  Overview  of  verb  speed 
 
  The  verb  speed  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  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") 
  2.  (5)  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken  --  (move  faster;  "The  car  accelerated") 
  3.  (3)  speed  --  (travel  at  an  excessive  or  illegal  velocity;  "I  got  a  ticket  for  speeding") 
  4.  (3)  travel  rapidly,  speed,  hurry,  zip  --  (move  very  fast  "The  runner  zipped  past  us  at  breakneck  speed") 
  5.  (1)  accelerate,  speed,  speed  up  --  (cause  to  move  faster;  "He  accelerated  the  car") 

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