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 |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
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 |
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 |
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 |
reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize thin slim down | take off weight |
dilute thin thin out reduce cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture, cut bourbon |
reduce tighten | narrow or limit, reduce the influx of foreigners |
reduce boil down concentrate | cook until very little liquid is left, The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time |
boil down reduce a decoct concentrate | be cooked until very little liquid is left, The sauce should reduce to one cup |
reduce b come down boil down | be the essential element, The proposal boils down to a compromise |
deoxidize deoxidise reduce | to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons |
reduce scale down | make smaller, reduce an image |
shrink reduce | reduce in size, reduce physically, Hot water will shrink the sweater, Can you shrink this image? |
reduce | make less complex, reduce a problem to a single question |
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, The manuscript must be shortened |
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
accelerate speed up speed quicken | move faster, The car accelerated |
accelerate speed speed up | cause to move faster, He accelerated the car |
reduce c | destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it |
reduce | reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site |
reduce | undergo meiosis, The cells reduce |
reduce | lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation, She reduced her niece to a servant |
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 |
reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another |
reduce | lessen and make more modest, reduce one's standard of living |
reduce | bring to humbler or weaker state or condition, He reduced the population to slavery |
repress quash keep down subdue subjugate reduce | put down by force or intimidation, The government quashes any attempt of an uprising, China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently, The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land |
high-speed high-velocity | operating at high speed, a high-speed food processor, a high-velocity shell |