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- 1 Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go.
"“Speed,” Carlos, the soundman, said. […] “Camera.” “Rolling,” replied Bryce, the cameraman."
- 1 A surname transferred from the nickname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 3 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 4 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 5 A place in the United States:; A town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 7 A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 1 The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion. countable, uncountable
"How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?"
- 2 changing location rapidly wordnet
- 3 The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time. countable, uncountable
"Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions."
- 4 a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression wordnet
- 5 The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor. countable, uncountable
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- 6 a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens wordnet
- 7 The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed). countable, uncountable
- 8 the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system wordnet
- 9 The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used. countable, uncountable
- 10 distance travelled per unit time wordnet
- 11 The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective. countable, uncountable
- 12 Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally. slang, uncountable
"I don’t even like speed. It’s alright if ya wanna stay awake for three days an’ clean yer room, but I’m terrible on no sleep. It just makes me anxious."
- 13 Luck, success, prosperity. archaic, countable, uncountable
"St. Francis be my ſpeed, how oft to night / Haue my old feet ſtumbled at graues?"
- 14 Personal preference. countable, slang, uncountable
"We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed."
- 15 A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price. uncountable
- 1 To succeed; to prosper, be lucky. archaic, intransitive
"And yf I maye fynde suche a knyghte that hath all these vertues / he may drawe oute this swerd oute of the shethe / for I haue ben at kyng Ryons / it was told me ther were passyng good knyghtes / and he and alle his knyghtes haue assayed it and none can spede"
- 2 move faster wordnet
- 3 To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour. archaic, transitive
"God speed, until we meet again."
- 4 cause to move faster wordnet
- 5 To go fast. intransitive
"The Ferrari was speeding along the road."
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- 6 move very fast wordnet
- 7 To exceed the speed limit. intransitive
"Why do you speed when the road is so icy?"
- 8 travel at an excessive or illegal velocity wordnet
- 9 To increase the rate at which something occurs. transitive
"It is possible that the uterine contractions speed the sperm along."
- 10 move hurridly wordnet
- 11 To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines. intransitive, slang
"Jackie is just speeding away / Thought she was James Dean for a day"
- 12 To be expedient. obsolete
- 13 To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin. archaic
"infected with the fashions, full of wingdalls, sped with spavins, rayed with yellows"
- 14 To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey. archaic
"Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest."
- 15 To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
"He sped him thence, home to his habitation."
- 16 To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
"Judicial acts[…]are sped in open court at the instance of one or both of the parties."
Etymology
From Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English spēd (“success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi (“prosperity, success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōan, from Proto-Germanic *spōaną (“to prosper, succeed, be happy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, turn out well”). Cognate with Scots spede, speid (“success, quickness, speed”), Dutch spoed (“haste; speed”), German Low German Spood (“haste; speed; eagerness; success”), German Sput (“progress, acceleration, haste”). Related also to Old English spōwan (“to be successful, succeed”), Albanian shpejt (“to speed, to hurry”) and Russian спеши́ть (spešítʹ, “to hurry”), Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”), spērō (“hope”, verb), perhaps also to Ancient Greek σπεύδω (speúdō, “to urge on, hasten, press on”).
From Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English spēd (“success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi (“prosperity, success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōan, from Proto-Germanic *spōaną (“to prosper, succeed, be happy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, turn out well”). Cognate with Scots spede, speid (“success, quickness, speed”), Dutch spoed (“haste; speed”), German Low German Spood (“haste; speed; eagerness; success”), German Sput (“progress, acceleration, haste”). Related also to Old English spōwan (“to be successful, succeed”), Albanian shpejt (“to speed, to hurry”) and Russian спеши́ть (spešítʹ, “to hurry”), Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”), spērō (“hope”, verb), perhaps also to Ancient Greek σπεύδω (speúdō, “to urge on, hasten, press on”).
From Middle English speden, from Old English spēdan (“to speed, prosper, succeed, have success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdijan (“to succeed”). Cognate with Scots spede, speid (“to meet with success, assist, promote, accomplish, speed”), Dutch spoeden (“to hurry, rush”), Low German spoden, spöden (“to hasten, speed”), German sputen, spuden (“to speed”).
* As an English surname, from Middle English sped (“good fortune”, literally “assistance, aid”). Also from the noun speed. * As an Irish surname, translated from Ó Fuada, from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”). See Foody. * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized and translated from Schnell. * Most place names seem to taken from the surname.
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