swift

Adjektiv

1. 1

   Fast; quick; rapid.

   swift action

   swift response

   swift recovery

   The river’s swift current carried the boat downstream.

2. 2

   Capable of moving at high speeds.

3. 3

   umgangssprachlichQuick-thinking; bright.

   That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.

Adverb

1. 1

   veraltetSwiftly.

   Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.

   Ply swift and strong the oar.

   Let no thing escape; / Catch these for me before we all are flown, / Torn, violate, by time’s triumphal rape: / Run swift into the wheeling day; the night / Takes all of us.

Substantiv

1. 1

   A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

2. 2

   Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.

   As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.

3. 3

   A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.

   Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

4. 4

   Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.

5. 5

   A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

6. 6

   The main cylinder of a carding-machine.

7. 7

   veraltetThe current of a stream.

Formen

Plural

swifts

Komparativ

swifter, more swift

Superlativ

swiftest, most swift