speed /spiid/ [и I] to move very fast - use this about cars, trains, or buses, or about people travelling in them
+ along/past/across etc Soon we were speeding across the desert. I An ambulance sped past on its way to the accident.
speeding - sped - have sped
to move or work faster
go faster ;g30 ■fa:st3T||>,fЈes-/
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at a /aster / slower / different rate
Children learn to read at different rates. I The population is increasing at a faster rate than ever before.
pace i'pejS/ [n singular] how fas: someone walks or runs, or how fast they work or do things
at a brisk/steady/gentle etc pace (=going at a fast, regular, or slow speed) soldiers marching at a steady pace pace of work/life The whole pace of life seems a lot slower there.
move/work etc /aster Could you go a little faster7 We don't want to miss our plane. I You'll have to work a lot faster than this.
/aster and /aster (=more and more quickly) I could feel my heart beating faster and faster.
Speed up /iSpi:d лр/ [phrasal verb T] to make something happen more quickly,
especially a job or process speed up sth/speed sth up Certain herbs were thought to speed up the healing process. I I'll phone the manager and get them to speed things up.
accelerate ak scbreit' [v I] to go faster - use this about a car, bus etc. or about the person driving it: They were all thrown backwards as Josef suddenly accelerated. I The Ferrari Mondial can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds.
to move as fast as someone else
keep up with sb /kiip лр wifi (sb)/ [phrasa/ verb T] to move as fast as someone else who is walking, running, or driving in the same direction: Slow down, I can't keep up with you. I She walked so fast that Charlie had to run to keep up with her.
FASTEN/UNFASTEN
to join together the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc, so
that it is closed
see also tie/untie, clothes
to fasten something
fasten
"Please fasten your seatbelts."
fasten / fais^H'fae- (u T] to join together the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc, so that it is closed: Fasten your coat - it's cold outside. I We will shortly be landing in Athens. Please fasten your seatbelts. I I can't fasten my suitcase. There's too much in it.
fastened [adj not before noun. Is your safety belt fastened?
button/button up
zip up
, ЬлШ, Ьл№ лр [u T] to fasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: He
began buttoning his
shirt.
button up sth/button
sth up He buttoned up his jacket and straightened his tie. Button your coat up - it's raining.
zip up zip чр. [phrasal verb Tj to fasten clothes. bags etc with a zip
zip up sth / can't zip up these jeans they're too tightf zip sth up She took some money out of her purse and zipped it up again quickly.
О do up du; лр/ [phrasal verb T] lspticiai.lv spokln to fasten ciothes, or the buttons, zips etc on clothes do up sth Come on then, do up your coat and let's go.
do sth up I can't do this zip up - it's stuck. I Are your shoelaces done up properly?
tie tai [v T] to fasten something by making a knot
tie shoelaces (a scarf
etc Don't forget to tie
your shoelaces. I She tied a scarf around her head.
tying - tied - have She tied a scarf
button
a-ound her head
My fingers were so cold that I couldn't
undo the buttons. I Rosie undid the necklace and gave it back to him.
undoing - undid - have undone undone /an'dAn/ [adj not before noun] Your zip's undonel
come undone {^become unfastened) One of his shoelaces had come undone.
unbutton /лп'Ьлт \v T] to unfasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: She unbuttoned her uniform and changed into her normal clothes. unbuttoned [adj not before noun] His trousers were unbuttoned and his shirt was hanging out.
unzip An'zip [и T] tc unfasten clothes, bags etc by unfastening a zip: She unzipped the case and took out a thick
file.
unzipping - unzipped - have unzipped
untie /лп tai; [v T] to unfasten the knot that fastens shoes, a tie, a scarf etc.- Amy untied her apron and folded it neatly on the chair.
untying - untied - have untied
loosen luis^n [и T] to unfasten clothes a little, in order to make yourself more comfortable: I'd eaten so much that I had to loosen my belt. I Lay the patient on his side and loosen any tight clothing.
FAT
opposite thin
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see also
to unfasten something
un/asten Anfais^nl-'f®-/ \v T] to open the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc: It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat. 1 Jack unfastened his seatbelt and stepped out of the car.
un/astened [adj not before noun] The back of her dress was unfastened.
undo /лп'ди:/ [и Tj to unfasten clothes, or unfasten the buttons, zips etc on clothes:
DESCRIBINC PEOPLE
D someone who is fat
/at /fact/ [adj] Do I look fat in this dress? I Clare's on a diet because she thinks she's too fat.
get fat I'm getting too fat for these jeans.
wide;
NARROW
fat - fatter - fattest
A We usually use fat only to talk about ourselves. It is rude to say that someone else is fat. It is more polite to say that they are large or overweight, or that they have put on weight.
. i
overweight /l30v3rweit4 [adj not before
noun] a little fatter than you should be: Many teenagers are overweight because they don 't get enough exercise. I He's not really fat - just a little overweight. 5 kilos/10 pounds etc overweight J was ten kilos overweight and smoked 40 cigarettes a day.
plump /р1лшр [adi] fat in a pleasant, attractive way: Her mother was a small, plump woman.
chubby /'tjAbi/ [adj] a chubby child is a
little fat in a pleasant, healthy-looking way: a nice chubby baby I Who's that chubby little girl with dark hair?