From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sped \Sped\, imp. & p. p. of {Speed}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Speed \Speed\ (sp[=e]d), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sped} (sp[e^]d), {Speeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speeding}.] [AS. sp[=e]dan, fr. sp[=e]d, noun; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See {Speed}, n.]
To warn him now he is too farre sped. --Remedy of Love.
2. To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. --Shak.
Ships heretofore in seas like fishes sped; The mightiest still upon the smallest fed. --Waller.
3. To fare well; to have success; to prosper.
Save London, and send true lawyers their meed! For whoso wants money with them shall not speed! --Lydgate.
I told ye then he should prevail, and speed On his bad errand. --Milton.
4. To make haste; to move with celerity.
I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of possibility. --Shak.
5. To be expedient. [Obs.] --Wyclif (2 Cor. xii. 1.)
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: {velocity}]
2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {swiftness}, {fastness}]
3: changing location rapidly [syn: {speeding}, {hurrying}]
4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number}]
5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill}, {upper}]
verb
1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}]
3: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
4: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {hurry}, {zip}]
5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}] [also: {sped}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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