Thesaurus: rapid

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1. a. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
2. a. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.
3. a. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
4. a. 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.
5. adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time
6. adj. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
7. n. a part of a river where the current is very fast
8. 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. 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.
9. The part of a river where the current moves with greatswiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in theplural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and thedaylight's past. Moore.
10. j:92/n:8 n. a part of a river where the current is very fast s. done or occurring in a brief period of time s. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed