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rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

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rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

flee, fly, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

cascade

v. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

blitz

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

submerge, submerse

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

charge, bear down

v. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

linger, dawdle

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard

v. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

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