'RAPID' definitions:

Definition of 'rapid'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"
adjective
Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: rapid, speedy]
noun
A part of a river where the current is very fast

Definition of 'Rapid'

From: GCIDE
  • Rapid \Rap"id\, Rapids \Rap"ids\(r[a^]p"[i^]dz), n. [Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.] The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; -- usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. For boaters on the river, it is a place that can be hazardous, with danger of capsizing or crashing into large rocks. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. --Moore. [1913 Webster] Rapid-fire

Definition of 'Rapid'

From: GCIDE
  • Rapid \Rap"id\ (r[a^]p"[i^]d), a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. 'arpa`zein: cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. [1913 Webster]
  • Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. [1913 Webster] Rapid

Acronyms for 'rapid'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Resource And Performance Interactive Display system