| Main Entry: | sprint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run very fast |
Synonyms: |
dart, dash, go at top speed, hotfoot, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, shoot, tear, whiz |
Antonyms: |
walk |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run quickly away |
Synonyms: |
abscond, bail out, bound, cop out, cut loose, cut out, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hurtle, jump, kiss goodbye, leap, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, make a break for it, make off, make tracks, opt out, run like scared rabbit, run out on, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, step on it, take flight, take off, walk out on |
Antonyms: |
stay, wait |
| Main Entry: | dart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race away; propel |
Synonyms: |
bound, career, cast, course, dash, flash, fling, flit, float, fly, gallop, hasten, heave, hurry, hurtle, launch, move quickly, pitch, plunge, run, rush, sail, scamper, scoot, scud, scurry, shoot, skim, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, start, tear, throw, thrust, whiz |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fast race for short distance |
Synonyms: |
birr, bolt, dart, haste, onset, run, rush, sortie, sprint, spurt, zip |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run very fast for short distance |
Synonyms: |
boil, bolt, bound, career, charge, chase, course, dart, fly, gallop, get on it, haste, hasten, hurry, lash, make a run for it, make it snappy, race, rush, rush at, scamper, scoot, scurry, shoot, speed, spring, sprint, tear |
| Main Entry: | floor it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive at full speed |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, barrel, gather momentum, go flat-out, nail it, open the throttle, put the pedal to the metal, sprint, step on it, step on the gas |
| Main Entry: | fly |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run or pass swiftly |
Synonyms: |
barrel, bolt, breeze, career, dart, dash, elapse, flee, flit, glide, go like the wind, hasten, hurry, hustle, make off, pass, race, roll, run its course, rush, scamper, scoot, shoot, slip away, speed, sprint, tear, whiz*, zoom* |
| Main Entry: | gallop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bolt, race with slight jumping motion |
Synonyms: |
amble, canter, career, course, dart, dash, fly, hasten, hurdle, hurry, jump, leap, lope, pace, rack, run, rush, shoot, speed, spring, sprint, stride, tear along, trot, zoom |
| Main Entry: | hasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speed something; hurry |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip, cover ground, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking, get the lead out, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shake a leg, skip, sprint, spurt, step on it, step up, take wing, tear, trot, urge, waste no time, whip around |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
Antonyms: |
go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry |
| Main Entry: | hotfoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry |
Synonyms: |
barrel, bolt, boogie, burn rubber, clip, dart, dash, fly, gallop, go like a bat out of hell, hightail it, hurtle, make haste, race, run, scoot, speed, sprint, streak, tear*, zip, zoom |
Antonyms: |
dawdle |