change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
speed speeding hurrying | changing location rapidly |
speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
amphetamine pep pill upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
speed bump | a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway |
speedometer speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
speed skate racing skate | an ice skate with a long blade, worn for racing |
speed swiftness fastness | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens, the project advanced with gratifying speed |
execution speed | (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions, measured in MIPS |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
motorcycle cop motorcycle policeman speed cop | a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) |
speeder speed demon | a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit |
speed freak | addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines) |
speedskater speed skater | an ice-skater who races competitively, usually around an oval course |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
focal ratio f number stop number speed | the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system |
high-speed steel hot-work steel | an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat, used to make metalutting tools |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
speed velocity | distance travelled per unit time |
speed of light light speed c | the speed at which light travels in a vacuum, the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly ,, meters per second |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
accelerate speed up speed quicken | move faster, The car accelerated |
accelerate speed speed up | cause to move faster, He accelerated the car |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
speed skate | race on skates |
travel rapidly speed hurry zip | move very fast, The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed |
speed | travel at an excessive or illegal velocity, I got a ticket for speeding |
c rush hotfoot hasten hie speed race pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along step on it | move fast, He rushed down the hall to receive his guests, The cars raced down the street |
high-speed high-velocity | operating at high speed, a high-speed food processor, a high-velocity shell |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |