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066. Speed: Fast and Slow

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to dash
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to fly
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to race
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to tear
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to dart
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to zip
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to whizz
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to bolt
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to career
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to scamper
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to scurry
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to scuttle
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to speed up
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to accelerate
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to plunge
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to plummet
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to rocket
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to soar
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to soar
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to slump
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to tumble
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to totter
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to sidle
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to dawdle
to dash
to dash
Verb
d
d
a
æ
sh
ʃ
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to run or move quickly and suddenly, often with great force or urgency

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intransitive
to fly
Verb
f
f
l
l
y

to make a sudden and quick movement

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to race
to race
Verb
r
r
a
c
s
e

to move or advance quickly

linger

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intransitive
to tear
Verb
t
t
ea
ɛ
r
r

to move swiftly and energetically

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intransitive
to dart
to dart
Verb
d
d
a
ɑ
r
r
t
t

to move swiftly and abruptly in a particular direction

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intransitive
to zip
to zip
Verb
z
z
i
ɪ
p
p

to move rapidly

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intransitive
to whizz
to whizz
Verb
wh
w
i
ɪ
zz
z

to move swiftly through the air, generating a whistling or buzzing sound

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intransitive
to bolt
to bolt
Verb
b
b
o
l
l
t
t

to depart quickly and unexpectedly

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intransitive
to career
Verb
c
k
a
ɜ
r
r
ee
ɪ
r
r

move headlong at high speed

to scamper
to scamper
Verb
s
s
c
k
a
æ
m
m
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r

to run or move quickly and playfully with small, light steps

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to scurry
to scurry
Verb
s
s
c
k
u
ɜ
rr
r
y
i

to move quickly and with small, rapid steps, often in a hurried or nervous manner

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intransitive
to scuttle
to scuttle
Verb
s
s
c
k
u
ə
tt
t
ə
l
l
e

to move quickly and with short, hasty steps

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to speed up
to speed up
Verb
uk flag
/spˈiːd ˈʌp/

to increase the speed of something

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
speed
phrase's particle
up
to accelerate
to accelerate
Verb
a
æ
cc
ks
e
ɛ
l
l
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plunge
to plunge
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to suddenly move or cause someone or something move downward, forward, or into something

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intransitive
to plummet
to plummet
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
mm
m
e
ə
t
t

to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rocket
to rocket
Verb
r
r
o
ɑ
ck
k
e
ə
t
t

(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly

to soar
Verb
s
s
oa
ɔ
r
r

to increase rapidly to a high level

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intransitive
to soar
to soar
Verb
s
s
oa
ɔ
r
r

to go higher while flying

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intransitive
to slump
Verb
s
s
l
l
u
ə
m
m
p
p

to experience a sudden and significant decrease or decline in price, value, or amount

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to tumble
Verb
t
t
u
ə
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e

to experience a sharp and rapid decline, decrease, or deterioration

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to totter
Verb
t
t
o
ɑ
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to stumble or tremble while walking

to sidle
Verb
s
s
i
d
d
ə
l
l
e

move sideways

to dawdle
Verb
d
d
a
ɔ
w
ə
d
d
l
l
e

to waste time or move slowly by being hesitant

rush

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