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  • verb idiomatic To accelerate, to increase speed

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb cause to move faster
  • verb move faster

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synonyms (44)

Words with the same meaning

  1. accelerate
  2. bundle
  3. bustle
  4. crack on
  5. crowd
  6. dispatch
  7. drive on
  8. expedite
  9. forward
  10. gain ground
  11. haste
  12. hasten
  13. hasten on
  14. hie on
  15. hurry
  16. hurry along
  17. hurry on
  18. hurry up
  19. hustle
  20. hustle up
  21. open the throttle
  22. pick up speed
  23. precipitate
  24. press
  25. push
  26. push on
  27. push through
  28. put on
  29. put on steam
  30. quicken
  31. race
  32. railroad through
  33. rev
  34. rush
  35. rush along
  36. speed
  37. speed along
  38. spur
  39. stampede
  40. step on it
  41. step up
  42. urge
  43. whip
  44. whip along

antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. slow down

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. alter
  2. change
  3. modify

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