Sped

//spɛd// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A special education student. derogatory, offensive, slang
  2. 2
    Acronym of special education. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative form of SPED (“special education”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  4. 4
    Acronym of Scheme for the Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of speed form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms
speededspeeded

Example

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"While one of them sped around major parts of the property on the mower, a second made a few sweeps at some tall weeds on the edge of my wife's garden, and the third got into the truck and smoked a cigarette."

Etymology

From SPED.

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