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Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaic luck, success, prosperity
  • photography the sensitivity to light of film, plates.
  • slang any amphetamine drug used as a stimulant, especially illegally, especially methamphetamine
  • the rate of motion or action, specifically math/physics the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time
  • the state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity

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Proper noun:

  • from=Middle English

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Verb:

  • archaic|intransitive To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
  • archaic|transitive To help someone, to give them fortune.
  • slang To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
  • To exceed the speed limit.
  • To go fast, especially excessively fast.

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