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Rapid

//ˈɹæpɪd// adj, adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very swift or quick.

    "a rapid stream"

  2. 2
    Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
  3. 3
    Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
  4. 4
    Violent, severe. England, dialectal
  5. 5
    Happy. dialectal, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    done or occurring in a brief period of time wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Rapidly. archaic, colloquial
Noun
  1. 1
    A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. plural-normally
  2. 2
    a part of a river where the current is very fast wordnet
  3. 3
    A burst of rapid fire. dated
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of rapid chess. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.

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