#274. Velocity.—N. velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness &c. adj.;
rapidity, eagle speed; expedition &c. (activity) 682; pernicity|;
acceleration; haste &c. 684. spurt, rush, dash, race, steeple chase;
smart rate, lively rate, swift rate &c. adj.; rattling rate, spanking
rate, strapping rate, smart pace, lively pace, swift pace, rattling
pace, spanking pace, strapping pace; round pace; flying, flight.
lightning, greased lightning, light, electricity, wind; cannon ball,
rocket, arrow, dart, hydrargyrum[Lat], quicksilver; telegraph, express
train; torrent. eagle, antelope, courser, race horse, gazelle,
greyhound, hare, doe, squirrel, camel bird, chickaree[obs3], chipmunk,
hackee [obs3][U.S.], ostrich, scorcher*. Mercury, Ariel[obs3],
Camilla[obs3], Harlequin. [Measurement of velocity] log, log line;
speedometer, odometer, tachometer, strobe, radar speed detector, radar
trap, air speed gauge, wind sock, wind speed meter; pedometer. V. move
quickly, trip, fisk|; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle; scud,
scuddle[obs3]; scour, scour the plain; scamper; run like mad, beat it;
fly, race, run a race, cut away, shot, tear, whisk, zoom, swoosh,
sweep, skim, brush; cut along, bowl along, barrel along, barrel;
scorch, burn up the track; rush &c. (be violent) 173; dash on, dash
off, dash forward; bolt; trot, gallop, amble, troll, bound, flit,
spring, dart, boom; march in quick time, march in double time; ride
hard, get over the ground. hurry &c. (hasten) 684; accelerate, put on;
quicken; quicken one's pace, mend one's pace; clap spurs to one's
horse; make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the
best of one's way; put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing
one's way, set off at a score; carry sail, crowd sail; go off like a
shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground; outstrip the wind, fly on
the wings of the wind. keep up with, keep pace with; outstrip &c. 303;
outmarch[obs3]. Adj. fast, speedy, swift, rapid, quick, fleet;
aliped[obs3]; nimble, agile, expeditious; express; active &c. 682;
flying, galloping &c. v.; light footed, nimble footed; winged, eagle
winged, mercurial, electric, telegraphic; light-legged, light of heel;
swift as an arrow &c. n.; quick as lightning &c. n., quick as a
thought. Adv. swiftly &c. adj.; with speed &c. n.; apace; at a great
rate, at full speed, at railway speed; full drive, full gallop;
posthaste, in full sail, tantivy[obs3]; trippingly; instantaneously &c.