Definitions of speed:
- noun: changing location rapidly
- noun: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Example: "The project advanced with gratifying speed"
- noun: distance travelled per unit time
- noun: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- noun: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
- verb: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
Example: "I got a ticket for speeding"
- verb: move very fast
Example: "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
- verb: cause to move faster
- verb: move faster
- verb: step on it
- name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4015)