move+swiftly

  • 71rocket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. projectile, missile; propulsor; rocket or space ship; skyrocket, firework. See astronautics, arms, velocity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. projectile, missile, retrorocket, spacecraft, guided missile,… …

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  • 72scour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scrub, abrade, polish, cleanse; search, range. See friction, cleanness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse] Syn. scrub, cleanse, rub; see clean , wash 1 , 2 . 2. [To search] Syn. seek, look …

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  • 73tear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rip, rend, lacerate, tatter, shred; split, burst, break, part, separate, remove, raze, wrench; give; snatch, race; speed, dash, fly. n. break, rent, split; wound; crack, fissure, gap; ( pl.) teardrops …

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  • 74whiz — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rush, scoot (see haste). n., slang, expert, ace, crackerjack. See skill. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clever person, prodigy, wonder, star, genius, gifted child, gifted person, marvel. v. Syn. speed,… …

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  • 75highball — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cocktail, beverage, alcoholic drink, long drink; see cocktail , drink 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Slang. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry,… …

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  • 76zoom — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. speed, rush, streak, zip, hum, soar like an airplane, climb like a homesick angel*; see also climb 1 , hurry 1 , rise 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. zip fly, shoot, rocket, whiz, speed, dive, streak, buzz, hum. 2.… …

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  • 77festinate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt2, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour2, shoot, speed, sprint, tear1, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing …

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  • 78hotfoot — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. Informal. To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal: clear out, get, skedaddle. Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it, make tracks. See APPROACH. 2. Informal. To move swiftly …

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  • 79scud — skÊŒd n. act of moving swiftly; wind driven cloud or mist; rain shower v. move swiftly, pass quickly …

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  • 80scudded — skÊŒd n. act of moving swiftly; wind driven cloud or mist; rain shower v. move swiftly, pass quickly …

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