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What is the verb for speed?

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speed
  1. (intransitive, archaic) To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
  3. (intransitive) To go fast.
  4. (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
  5. (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
  6. (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
  7. (obsolete) To be expedient.
  8. (archaic) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
  9. (archaic) To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
  10. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
  11. To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. hurry, race, rush, career, zoom, hasten, flash, run, sprint, tear, dash, bolt, gallop, hurtle, shoot, buzz, fly, whirl, belt, blast, dart, hare, scurry, streak, whizz, zip, swoop, whoosh, barrel, breeze, bustle, charge, hustle, rocket, scoot, scud, stampede, sweep, wing, blaze, blow, bundle, careen, course, jet, motor, scramble, scutter, whip, whiz … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “Let's just speed through the boring parts of this town so we can spend more time in the more exciting areas.”
      “Working with a skilled and experienced mentor will certainly speed your progress.”
      “Don't speed in this zone, unless you want to get a ticket.”
speedy
  1. (transitive) to process in a faster than normal, accelerated way
  2. (Internet) to apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); speedy delete
  3. Synonyms:
      4. speedy delete
  4. Examples:
      5. “The guy is not so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.”
speedread
  1. (transitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
speeded
  1. (Britain) simple past tense and past participle of speed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hurried, raced, rushed, careered, zoomed, hastened, flashed, ran, run, sprinted, sprant, sprunt, tore, teared, torn, dashed, bolted, galloped, hurtled, shot, shotten, buzzed, flew, flown, whirled, belted, blasted, darted, hared, scurried, streaked, whizzed, zipped, swooped, whooshed, barrelled, barreled, breezed, bustled, charged, hustled, rocketed, scooted, scudded, stampeded, swept, winged, blazed, blew, blown … more
speedreading
  1. present participle of speedread
speeding
  1. present participle of speed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hurrying, racing, rushing, careering, zooming, hastening, flashing, running, sprinting, tearing, dashing, bolting, galloping, hurtling, shooting, buzzing, flying, whirling, belting, blasting, darting, haring, scurrying, streaking, whizzing, zipping, swooping, whooshing, barrelling, barreling, breezing, bustling, charging, hustling, rocketing, scooting, scudding, stampeding, sweeping, winging, blazing, blowing, bundling, careening, coursing, jetting, motoring, scrambling, scuttering, whipping … more
speedreads
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speedread
speedies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speedy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. speedy deletes, speeds up, facilitates, eases, accelerates, advances, drives, expedites, forwards, furthers, hastens, hurries, impels, promotes, quickens, rushes, smooths, speeds, spurs, stimulates, aids, assists, enables, encourages, helps, inspires, motivates, pushes, makes easier, makes easy, makes smooth, makes smoother, opens doors, opens the door for, smooths the path of, smooths the way for, assists the progress of, fast-tracks, clears the way for, helps along, makes possible, paves the way for, runs interference for, hand-carries, oils the wheels of, loosens up, precipitates, walks through, greases the wheels … more
speeds
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hurries, races, rushes, careers, zooms, hastens, flashes, runs, sprints, tears, dashes, bolts, gallops, hurtles, shoots, buzzes, flies, whirls, belts, blasts, darts, hares, scurries, streaks, whizzes, zips, swoops, whooshes, barrels, breezes, bustles, charges, hustles, rockets, scoots, scuds, stampedes, sweeps, wings, blazes, blows, bundles, careens, courses, jets, motors, scrambles, scutters, whips, zaps … more
speedeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of speed
speedest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of speed
speedied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of speedy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. speedy deleted, speeded up, sped up, facilitated, eased, accelerated, advanced, drove, drave, driven, druv, expedited, forwarded, furthered, hastened, hurried, impelled, promoted, quickened, rushed, smoothed, sped, speeded, spurred, stimulated, aided, assisted, enabled, encouraged, helped, holp, holpen, inspired, motivated, pushed, made easier, made easy, made smooth, made smoother, opened doors, opened the door for, smoothed the path of, smoothed the way for, assisted the progress of, fast-tracked, cleared the way for, helped along, made possible, paved the way for, ran interference for … more
speddest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of speed
sped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of speed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hurried, raced, rushed, careered, zoomed, hastened, flashed, ran, run, sprinted, sprant, sprunt, tore, teared, torn, dashed, bolted, galloped, hurtled, shot, shotten, buzzed, flew, flown, whirled, belted, blasted, darted, hared, scurried, streaked, whizzed, zipped, swooped, whooshed, barrelled, barreled, breezed, bustled, charged, hustled, rocketed, scooted, scudded, stampeded, swept, winged, blazed, blew, blown … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The police car sped straight through and past them without stopping, without even slowing.”
      “A policewoman told a jury how she ran after a driver who sped off as she was questioning him.”
      “I drove recklessly and with total abandon as I sped as fast as I could through the suburban streets of Redmond.”
speedying
  1. present participle of speedy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. speedy deleting, speeding up, facilitating, easing, accelerating, advancing, driving, expediting, forwarding, furthering, hastening, hurrying, impelling, promoting, quickening, rushing, smoothing, speeding, spurring, stimulating, aiding, assisting, enabling, encouraging, helping, inspiring, motivating, pushing, making easier, making easy, making smooth, making smoother, opening doors, opening the door for, smoothing the path of, smoothing the way for, assisting the progress of, fast-tracking, clearing the way for, helping along, making possible, paving the way for, running interference for, hand-carrying, oiling the wheels of, loosening up, precipitating, walking through, greasing the wheels … more
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