speedball
speedball · speedballs · speedballed · speedballing
To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possibleTo occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
(intransitive, slang)To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.
Origin
From speed + ball.From speed + ball.
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Forms
speedballs, speedballing, speedballed, speedballed| Base form | speedball · to speedball |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | speedballs |
| Present participle | speedballing |
| Past simple | speedballed |
| Past participle | speedballed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedspeedballer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.