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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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let outTo allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.Rate it:

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light paintingCamera painting, the artistic technique of moving a camera (while it records at a low shutter speed) such that light sources appear in multiple places or as streaks in the resulting photograph, the "painting".Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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like a bump on a logDormant, static, not moving or responding; idly, listlessly, or uselesslyRate it:

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like crazyTo a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.Rate it:

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like the windquickly, at a high speed.Rate it:

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make timeTo travel at faster than usual speed.Rate it:

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more haste, less speedWhen we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.Rate it:

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move through the gearsTo gradually increase speed or output.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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on top ofFully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.Rate it:

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pick upTo improve, increase, or speed up.Rate it:

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pick up speedaccelerateRate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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plus on se presse, moins on arriveThe more haste, the less speed.Rate it:

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props-upFist bump and thumbs up at the same time Gives a appreciation approvalRate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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rev upTo increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.Rate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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set the paceTo establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.Rate it:

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sleeping policemanA speed bump.Rate it:

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smell the barnTo experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.Rate it:

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snail it, until you nail it!When you’re practicing a musical piece and mistakes are happening. Slow it down at a snails pace and get it right and then speed it up.Rate it:

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speed freakA person who enjoys driving, riding motorcycles, etc. at high speeds.Rate it:

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speed freakAlternative spelling of speedfreak.Rate it:

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speed merchantSomeone who runs, drives or moves in a given way very fast.Rate it:

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speed queen The feminine form of speed freak; a drug addict, that abuses stimulants/uppers in particular.Rate it:

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speed upTo accelerate, to increase speed.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.Rate it:

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spin upTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.Rate it:

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step upTo increase speed or rate.Rate it:

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things that go bump in the nightFrightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.Rate it:

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three-on-the-treeOn an automobile, describing the gearshift lever of a steering column-mounted three-speed manual transmission.Rate it:

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three-on-the-treeOn an automobile, a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.Rate it:

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throttle downreduce the pace or speedRate it:

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thunder pastTo move by loudly, at great speed.Rate it:

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trop de hâte gâte toutThe more haste, the less speed.Rate it:

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twin speedTwo gear speedsRate it:

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up to speedFully informed; current.Rate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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whoa nellyInterjection. whoa, Nelly. an exclamation of surprise, especially one in response to an unexpected acceleration of speed.Rate it:

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wide openat full speed; maximum velocity or momentumRate it:

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