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RAPID
rapid
(adjective) done or occurring in a brief period of time; “a rapid rise through the ranks”
rapid, speedy
(adjective) characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; “a rapid movement”; “a speedy car”; “a speedy errand boy”
rapid
(noun) a part of a river where the current is very fast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rapid (comparative more rapid or rapider, superlative most rapid or rapidest)
Very swift or quick.
Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
(England, dialectal) Violent, severe.
(obsolete, dialectal) Happy.
Adverb
rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)
(archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.
Noun
rapid (plural rapids)
(often, in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
(dated) A burst of rapid fire.
Anagrams
• Pardi, adrip, pardi, parid
Source: Wiktionary
Rap"id, a. Etym: [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]
1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. Milton.
2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.
3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
Rap"id, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.]
Definition: 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. Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Moore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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