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New English :: speed
speed - noun
(Music) (Youth Culture) A variety of heavy metal rock music that is very similar to thrash; also known more fully as speed metal. The latest branch on rock's American tree is a phenomenon tagged Speed Metal, the place where HM supposedly mates with hardcore. New Musical Express 14 Feb. 1987, p. 7
Traditional English :: speed
speed - n. & v.
--n.
    1 rapidity of movement (with all speed; at full speed).
    2 a rate of progress or motion over a distance in time (attains a high speed).
    3 a a gear appropriate to a range of speeds of a bicycle. b US or archaic such a gear in a motor vehicle.
    4 Photog. a the sensitivity of film to light. b the light-gathering power of a lens. c the duration of an exposure.
    5 sl. an amphetamine drug, esp. methamphetamine.
    6 archaic success, prosperity (send me good speed).
--v.
    (past and past part. sped)
    1 intr. go fast (sped down the street).
    2 (past and past part. speeded) a intr. (of a motorist etc.) travel at an illegal or dangerous speed. b tr. regulate the speed of (an engine etc.). c tr. cause (an engine etc.) to go at a fixed speed.
    3 tr. send fast or on its way (speed an arrow from the bow).
    4 intr. & tr. archaic be or make prosperous or successful (how have you sped?; God speed you!).
    at speed moving quickly. speed bump (or hump) a transverse ridge in the road to control the speed of vehicles. speed limit the maximum speed at which a road vehicle may legally be driven in a particular area etc. speed merchant colloq. a motorist who enjoys driving fast. speed up move or work at greater speed. speed-up n. an increase in the speed or rate of working.
    speeder n. [OE sped, spedan f. Gmc]
Common Misspellings
spead 
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