Australian English Meaning of rapid

quick

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Definitions and Meaning of rapid in English

Wordnet

rapid (n)

a part of a river where the current is very fast

Wordnet

rapid (s)

done or occurring in a brief period of time

characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

Webster

rapid (a.)

Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.

Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.

FAQs About the word rapid

quick

a part of a river where the current is very fast, done or occurring in a brief period of time, characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with hig

brisk,fast,galloping,quick,quick,fast,accelerated,Blistering,breakneck,Breathless

deliberate,slow,Sluggish,unhurried,Crawling,dawdling,slow to act,dragging,laggard,languid

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