n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: HURRY 2, barrel, bucket, fly, hasten, highball, hustle, run, rush, whiz
Idioms: make haste
Antonyms: slow (up or down)
2
Synonyms: COURSE , career, chase, race, rush, tear
3 to cause to move fast or faster FF1C; sped our craft forward FF1E;
Synonyms: accelerate, hasten, hurry, quicken, shake up, step up, swiften
Related Words: advance, aid, ease, encourage, expedite, facilitate, forward, further, help (along), smooth; cheer (on), drive (on), goad (on), spur (on); burn (up)
Idioms: ||get the lead out
Contrasted Words: hamper, restrain, retard; check, stay; delay, postpone, put off
Antonyms: slow (up or down)