Speed

Speed
1Speed
[spi:d] der; -s, -s
<aus engl. speed »Schnelligkeit, Geschwindigkeit«>
Geschwindigkeit[ssteigerung] eines Rennläufers od. Pferdes;
Spurt (Sport).
Speed 2
2Speed
das; -s, -s
<zu 1↑Speed>
(Jargon) stimulierende, erregende, aufputschende Droge (bes. Amphetamin).

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