noun the current of a stream.
2. swift ·adv swiftly.
3. swift ·vi of short continuance; passing away quickly.
4. swift ·noun the main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
5. swift ·noun the ghost moth. ·see under ghost.
6. swift ·noun any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard.
7. swift ·noun a reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, ·etc.;
used chiefly in the plural.
8. swift ·vi moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
9. swift ·noun any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family micropodidae. in form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds.