| accelerate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up | move faster.; "The car accelerated" |
| ~ brisk, brisk up, brisken | become brisk.; "business brisked up" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| v. (change) | 2. accelerate, speed, speed up | cause to move faster.; "He accelerated the car" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| speed up | | |
| spout | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. spout | an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain. |
| ~ gargoyle | a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal. |
| ~ nozzle, nose | a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged. |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ pipage, pipe, piping | a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. |
| ~ watering can, watering pot | a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants. |
| v. (motion) | 2. gush, spirt, spout, spurt | gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.; "water gushed forth" |
| ~ pump | flow intermittently. |
| ~ blow | spout moist air from the blowhole.; "The whales blew" |
| ~ whoosh | gush or squirt out.; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well" |
| ~ pour | flow in a spurt.; "Water poured all over the floor" |
| v. (communication) | 3. jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| spurt | | |
| n. (event) | 1. jet, spirt, spurt, squirt | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid). |
| ~ outpouring, discharge, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
| ~ spray | a jet of vapor. |
| ~ spritz | a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water). |
| v. (motion) | 2. forge, spirt, spurt | move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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