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1. (adj.) swift
moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity:
a swift boat.
2. swift
coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay:
a swift decision.
3. swift
quick to act or respond.
4. swift
Slang. smart; clever.
5. (adv.) swift
in a swift manner.
6. (n.) swift
any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
7. swift
any of several lizards, esp. of the genus
Sceloporus.
8. swift
any of various devices to hold a hank of yarn for winding off into skeins.
9. (n.) Swift
Jonathan (“Isaac Bickerstaff”), 1667–1745, English satirist and clergyman, born in Ireland.
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1. (noun) Swift, Gustavus Franklin Swift
United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
2. (noun) Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift
an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
3. (noun) swift
a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
4. (adj) western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis
common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
5. (adj) fleet, swift
moving very fast
"fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
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1. (adjective) swift
very fast
a swift movement of his hand; a swift boat; Emergency teams moved swiftly into the area.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) SWIFT
swiftly
2. (noun) SWIFT
the current of a stream
3. (noun) SWIFT
any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds
4. (noun) SWIFT
any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard
5. (noun) SWIFT
the ghost moth. See under Ghost
6. (noun) SWIFT
a reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural
7. (noun) SWIFT
the main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine
8. (verb) SWIFT
moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt
9. (verb) SWIFT
of short continuance; passing away quickly
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Sense: fast or quick
a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.
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 Afrikaans: vinnig |
 Arabic: سَريع، رَشيق |
 Bulgarian: бърз |
 Brazilian: rápido |
 Czech: rychlý |
 German: schnell |
 Danish: hurtig; hurtig- |
 Greek: σβέλτος |
 Spanish: rápido, veloz |
 Estonian: kiire, kärme |
 Farsi: سريع |
 Finnish: nopea |
 French: rapide |
 Hebrew: מָהִיר |
 Hindi: तुरत, तेज |
 Croatian: brz, hitar |
 Hungarian: gyors |
 Indonesian: cepat |
 Icelandic: snöggur, fljótur |
 Italian: rapido, veloce |
 Japanese: 素速い |
 Korean: 신속한 |
 Lithuanian: greitas |
 Latvian: ātrs; straujš |
 Malay: pantas` |
 Dutch: snel |
 Norwegian: rask, kjapp, snar i vendi |
 Polish: szybki |
 Persian: سريع |
 Pashto: تیز،چټګ |
 Portuguese: rápido |
 Romanian: rapid |
 Russian: быстрый |
 Slovak: rýchly |
 Slovenian: hiter |
 Serbian: brz |
 Swedish: snabb |
 Thai: ฉับพลัน |
 Turkish: hızlı, çabuk |
 Taiwanese: 迅速的 |
 Ukrainian: швидкий, скорий |
 Urdu: تیز رفتار |
 Vietnamese: mau, nhanh, lẹ |
 Chinese: 迅速的 |
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