speed
What is the Definition of speed?
Noun:
- distance travelled per unit time
- a rate (usually rapid)
- changing location rapidly
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Verb:
- move hurridly
- move faster
- move very fast
- travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
- cause to move faster
How can I use speed in a sentence?
He leaned forward and pointed his broom handle down — next second he was gathering speed in a steep dive, racing the ball — wind whistled in his ears, mingled with the screams of people watching — he stretched out his hand — a foot from the ground he caught it, just in time to pull his broom straight, and he toppled gently onto the grass with the Remembrall clutched safely in his fist.
Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.
Harry was faster than Higgs — he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead — he put on an extra spurt of speed — WHAM!
The criminal was arrested by police officers following a high-speed chase through downtown streets late last night. - Преступник был арестован полицейскими после высокоскоростной погони по улицам центра города поздно прошлой ночью.
If I was ter — er — speed things up a bit, would yeh mind not mentionin' it at Hogwarts?
Other meanings of speed (synonyms, cognates).
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| speedometer |
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