"speedrun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/ Forms: speedruns [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|run}} speed + run Head templates: {{en-noun}} speedrun (plural speedruns)
  1. (video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites. Categories (topical): Video games, Speedrunning Translations (completing a video game as fast as possible): 速通 (sùtōng) (Chinese Mandarin), speedrun (Finnish), nopeuspelaaminen (Finnish), Speedrun [masculine] (German), タイムアタック (taimuatakku) (Japanese), スピードラン (supīdoran) (english: loanword) (Japanese), speedrun [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-speedrun-en-noun-~Nswc7q8 Disambiguation of Speedrunning: 92 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 18 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 68 23 9 Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 70 19 11 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speed run

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/ Forms: speedruns [present, singular, third-person], speedrunning [participle, present], speedran [past], speedrunned [past], speedrun [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|run}} speed + run Head templates: {{en-verb|speedruns|speedrunning|speedran|speedrun|past2=speedrunned}} speedrun (third-person singular simple present speedruns, present participle speedrunning, simple past speedran or speedrunned, past participle speedrun)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To perform or create a speedrun. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to complete a speedrun): 速通 (sùtōng) (Chinese Mandarin), speedrunnata (Finnish), タイムアタックする (taimuatakku suru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-speedrun-en-verb-eG1g1o5d Disambiguation of 'to complete a speedrun': 100 0
  2. (by extension, Internet slang) To do something or undergo some process as quickly as possible. Tags: Internet, broadly
    Sense id: en-speedrun-en-verb-hm3sN022
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speed run Derived forms: speedrunner Related terms: time attack, sequence breaking, superplay

Inflected forms

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          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, Internet slang) To do something or undergo some process as quickly as possible."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "speed run"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sùtōng",
      "sense": "to complete a speedrun",
      "word": "速通"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to complete a speedrun",
      "word": "speedrunnata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taimuatakku suru",
      "sense": "to complete a speedrun",
      "word": "タイムアタックする"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "SuperTux",
    "speedrun"
  ],
  "word": "speedrun"
}

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