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English to English adjective
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Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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done or occurring in a brief period of time |
• a rapid rise through the ranks
source: wordnet30
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characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed |
• a rapid movement
• a speedy car
• a speedy errand boy
source: wordnet30 noun
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a part of a river where the current is very fast | source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913
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