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) |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
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 |
blow
bump | an impact (as from a collision), the bump threw him off the bicycle |
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 |
c bulge
bump
hump
swelling
gibbosity
gibbousness
jut
prominence
protuberance
protrusion
extrusion
excrescence a caa | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings, the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge, the hump of a camel, he stood on the rocky prominence, the occipital protuberance was well developed, the bony excrescence between its horns |
| bump | a lump on the body caused by a blow |
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 |
| bump up | increase or raise, OPEC bumped up the price of oil |
accelerate
speed up
speed
quicken | move faster, The car accelerated |
| accelerate speed speed up | cause to move faster, He accelerated the car |
bump
knock | knock against with force or violence, My car bumped into the tree |
run into
bump into
jar against
butt against knock against | collide violently with an obstacle, I ran into the telephone pole |
| dislodge bump | remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied, The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space |
jar shake up
bump around | shock physically, Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game |
| bump | dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward, bump and grind |
| 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 |
| find happen chance bump encounter | come upon, as if by accident, meet with, We find this idea in Plato, I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here, She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day |
demote
bump
relegate
break kick downstairs | assign to a lower position, reduce in rank, She was demoted because she always speaks up, He was broken down to Sergeant |
murder
slay
hit
dispatch bump off
off
polish off
remove | kill intentionally and with premeditation, The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered |
| high-speed high-velocity | operating at high speed, a high-speed food processor, a high-velocity shell |