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  • 1Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Velocity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …

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  • 2hasten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make haste] Syn. rush, sprint, spurt, scurry, move quickly, bestir oneself, dash off, plunge, bustle, waste no time, lose no time, fly, be in a hurry, cover ground, not lose a moment, hurry, hurry up, press, press on,… …

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  • 3hurry — v 1. move quickly, hasten, lose no time, rush, make haste, Scot. swith, Scot. whirry, Literary. haste; race, scurry, skip, spurt, whisk, run, sprint; press on, push on, ride hard, canter, trot, gallop, lope, clap spurs to one s horse; shoot, tear …

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  • 4hasten — v 1. hurry, go quickly, lose no time, rush, Scot. swith, Literary. haste; race, scurry, skip, spurt, whisk, run, sprint; press on, push on, ride hard, canter, trot, gallop, lope, clap spurs to one s horse; shoot, tear, fly, fly on the wings of… …

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  • 5hasten — I. v. n. Haste, hurry, move quickly, move speedily, be quick, be in a hurry, make haste, mend one s pace, lose no time, lose not a moment, make the best of one s way, wing one s way, crowd sail, clap spurs to one s horse. II. v. a. Expedite,… …

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  • 6hurry — I. v. a. 1. Drive, precipitate. 2. Hasten, expedite, speed, despatch, urge or push forward, urge or press on. II. v. n. 1. Act precipitately, be in a flutter, be in a flurry. 2. Haste, hasten, move quickly, be in haste, be quick, be in a hurry,… …

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  • 7post — I n 1. shaft, pier, Naut. bollard, pole, pylon; picket, stake, pale, palisade, pile; prop, brace, stay, strut, shore; pillar, column, newel, stock, support, standard, stanchion, mullion, caryatid, atlas, telamon, Archit. columna caelata, upright …

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