swiftly
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adjective
1.
moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
2.
coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision.
3.
quick or prompt to act or respond: swift to jump to conclusions.
4.
Slang. quick to perceive or understand; smart; clever: You can't cheat him, he's too swift.
adverb
5.
swiftly.
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noun
6.
any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
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Also called swift moth, ghost moth. any of several brown or gray moths, the males of which are usually white, of the family Hepialidae, noted for rapid flight.
10.
an adjustable device upon which a hank of yarn is placed in order to wind off skeins or balls.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English (adj. and adv.), Old English (adj.); akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old Norse svīfa to rove; see swivel
before 900; Middle English (adj. and adv.), Old English (adj.); akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old Norse svīfa to rove; see swivel
Related forms
swift·ly, adverb
swift·ness, noun
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swift (swɪft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | moving or able to move quickly; fast |
| 2. | occurring or performed quickly or suddenly; instant: a swift response |
| 3. | prompt to act or respond: swift to take revenge |
| —adv | |
| 4. | a. swiftly or quickly |
| b. (in combination): swift-moving | |
| —n | |
| 5. | any bird of the families Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae, such as Apus apus (common swift) of the Old World: order Apodiformes. They have long narrow wings and spend most of the time on the wing |
| 6. | (sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Egypt and Syria and having an appearance somewhat similar to a swift |
| 7. | short for swift moth |
| 8. | any of certain North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta that can run very rapidly: family Iguanidae (iguanas) |
| 9. | the main cylinder in a carding machine |
| 10. | an expanding circular frame used to hold skeins of silk, wool, etc |
| [Old English, from swīfan to turn; related to Old Norse svifa to rove, Old Frisian swīvia to waver, Old High German sweib a reversal; see | |
| 'swiftly | |
| —adv | |
| 'swiftness | |
| —n | |
| swift (swɪft) | |
| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | moving or able to move quickly; fast |
| 2. | occurring or performed quickly or suddenly; instant: a swift response |
| 3. | prompt to act or respond: swift to take revenge |
| —adv | |
| 4. | a. swiftly or quickly |
| b. (in combination): swift-moving | |
| —n | |
| 5. | any bird of the families Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae, such as Apus apus (common swift) of the Old World: order Apodiformes. They have long narrow wings and spend most of the time on the wing |
| 6. | (sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Egypt and Syria and having an appearance somewhat similar to a swift |
| 7. | short for swift moth |
| 8. | any of certain North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta that can run very rapidly: family Iguanidae (iguanas) |
| 9. | the main cylinder in a carding machine |
| 10. | an expanding circular frame used to hold skeins of silk, wool, etc |
| [Old English, from swīfan to turn; related to Old Norse svifa to rove, Old Frisian swīvia to waver, Old High German sweib a reversal; see | |
| 'swiftly | |
| —adv | |
| 'swiftness | |
| —n | |
| Swift (swɪft) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Graham Colin. born 1949, British writer: his novels include Waterland (1983), Last Orders (1996), which won the Booker prize, and The Light of Day (2002) |
| 2. | Jonathan. 1667--1745, Anglo-Irish satirist and churchman, who became dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, in 1713. His works include A Tale of a Tub (1704) and Gulliver's Travels (1726) |
| 'Swiftian | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
swift
O.E. swift "moving quickly," related to swifan "move in a course, sweep" (see swivel). The bird (several species of the family Cypselidæ, resembling swallows), noted for its "swift" flight, was so called from at least 1668. Regarded as a bird of ill-omen, if not downright
demonic, probably for its shrill cry. The name earlier had been given to several small fast lizards (1530).
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Sauropod bones show that they did indeed grow swiftly.
The science community swiftly took him to task for the baseless comments.
The craze ended swiftly: it wasn't really becoming for grown-ups to scoot down pavements, scattering pedestrians.
He was swiftly shoved to the ground by two teenage boys with crosses tattooed on their wrists and dragged toward a soldier.
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