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dash

 going somewhere very quickly on foot or in a vehicle:

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fly

 going somewhere very quickly on foot or in a vehicle:

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race

 going somewhere very quickly on foot or in a vehicle:

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tear

 going somewhere very quickly on foot or in a vehicle:

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nip

going a short distance quickly, on foot or in a vehicle

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pop

going a short distance quickly, on foot or in a vehicle

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dart

 a quick, sudden movement, often by an animal

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zip

used about vehicles going quickly

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whizz

used about vehicles going quickly

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bolt

 fast movement over a short distance but it also has the added

association of running away from something

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career

suggests that something is moving rapidly and is out of control

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scamper

small rapid steps, often used to describe the way a small

animal runs

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scurry

small rapid steps, often used to describe the way a small

animal runs

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scuttle

small rapid steps, often used to describe the way a small

animal runs

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accelerate

 speed is increasing

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plunge

 a downward movement, as well as speed

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plummet

 a downward movement, as well as speed:

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rocket

 a fast upward movement

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soar

 a fast upward movement

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crawl

the movement is slow

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creep

the movement is slow

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totter

a fairly slow movement, but it is one that is particularly unsteady as well:

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sidle

walk anxiously and nervously

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dawdle

 move more slowly than is necessary, or to waste time