FAST BREAK Synonyms

• moving at very high speed

• quick and energetic

• imparting vitality and energy

• very active

• become brisk

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a quick run

• a footrace run at top speed

• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

• the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

• the act of moving with great haste

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• hurl or thrust violently

• destroy or break

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• add an enlivening or altering element to

• marked by speed and efficiency

• mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

• rapid transport of goods

• by express

• not tacit or implied

• without unnecessary stops

• give expression to

• articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

• serve as a means for expressing something

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

• manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• send by rapid transport or special messenger service

• of communication that proceeds rapidly

• group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

• group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

• a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

• a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

• moving very fast

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• disappear gradually

• excessively quick

• done with very great haste and without due deliberation

• moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

• having no intervening medium

• of the present time and place

• very close or connected in space or time

• immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect

• performed with little or no delay

• abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

• the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

• moving quickly and lightly

• mentally quick

• a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

• (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

• according to schedule or without delay; on time

• ready and willing or quick to act

• performed with little or no delay

• give an incentive for action

• serve as the inciting cause of

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• a part of a river where the current is very fast

• done or occurring in a brief period of time

• characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

• physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

• a sudden forceful flow

• grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden burst of activity

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

• not accepting reservations

• done under pressure

• move hurridly

• attack suddenly

• urge to an unnatural speed

• act at high speed

• run with the ball, in football

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• cause to occur rapidly

• apt to speak irritably

• smart and fashionable

• pleasantly cold and invigorating

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

• quick and energetic

• characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• a quick run

• run very fast, usually for a short distance