Motor and Speed

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Motor verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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Speed and motor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speed" instead the word "Motor" as a verb or a noun.

Speed verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

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Motor and speed are semantically related. You can use "Motor" instead the word "Speed" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: speedy, speeding, speeded, speeder, speedway

They combine the mobility and speed of motor-vehicles with the killing-power of artillery, and can also help infantry assault entrenched defensive positions.

Source: Tanks for Nothing
Motor Mouth: Several sections in "22 Acacia Avenue," where Dickinson tries to match the speed of the riffs.

Source: Music / The Number of the Beast
Ben Elton's stand-up act throughout the Eighties was based on this, motor mouthing the gags at twice normal speed.

Source: Rapid-Fire Comedy

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