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  • 11speed|up — speed up or speed|up «SPEED UHP», noun. an increase in speed, as in some process or work: »Among the urgent areas for study, the report included…speed up of boarding and deplaning procedures (Science News Letter) …

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  • 12speed|y — «SPEE dee», adjective, speed|i|er, speed|i|est. 1. moving, going, or acting with speed; swift: »speedy workers. Most of them [ponies] are small, wiry beasts, not very speedy (Theodo …

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  • 13speed up — {v.} To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. * /The car speeded up when it reached the country./ * /Push in the throttle to speed up the engine./ Compare: PICK UP(12). Contrast: SLOW DOWN …

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  • 14speed up — {v.} To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. * /The car speeded up when it reached the country./ * /Push in the throttle to speed up the engine./ Compare: PICK UP(12). Contrast: SLOW DOWN …

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  • 15speed-up — /speed up /, n. 1. an increasing of speed. 2. an imposed increase in the rate of production of a worker without a corresponding increase in the rate of pay. [1920 25; n. use of v. phrase speed up] * * * …

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  • 16Speed, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 44 Housing Units (2000): 27 Land area (2000): 0.146076 sq. miles (0.378335 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.146076 sq. miles (0.378335 sq. km) FIPS code:… …

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  • 17Speed, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 70 Housing Units (2000): 60 Land area (2000): 0.283009 sq. miles (0.732990 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.283009 sq. miles (0.732990 sq. km) FIPS …

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  • 18speed — (izg. spȋd) m DEFINICIJA farm. žarg. amfetaminska, stimulativna droga brza djelovanja [uzimati speed] ETIMOLOGIJA engl. speed …

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  • 19speed-up — /speed up /, n. 1. an increasing of speed. 2. an imposed increase in the rate of production of a worker without a corresponding increase in the rate of pay. [1920 25; n. use of v. phrase speed up] …

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  • 20speed-di|al — «SPEED DY uhl», noun a function on a push button telephone that calls numbers that have been programmed in; automatic calling. –v.. speed dial …

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