"speedball" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-speedball.ogg Forms: speedballs [plural]
Etymology: From speed + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|ball}} speed + ball Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} speedball (countable and uncountable, plural speedballs)
  1. (slang, countable) A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs. Tags: countable, slang Synonyms: powerball, over and under
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-EPtPMfu7
  2. (slang, countable) Coffee with espresso. Tags: countable, slang Categories (topical): Coffee
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-YoaPyHqT Disambiguation of Coffee: 4 30 12 7 12 17 8 11
  3. (baseball, countable) A fastball. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-bVxl~eEY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (uncountable, sports) A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-bFjonBXm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (uncountable, sports) An Egyptian racquet sport. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-H0Exx5lG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. (military, aviation) An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Military Synonyms: speed bag
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-noun-Nl6006WF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speed ball, speed-ball

Verb

Audio: En-au-speedball.ogg Forms: speedballs [present, singular, third-person], speedballing [participle, present], speedballed [participle, past], speedballed [past]
Etymology: From speed + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|ball}} speed + ball Head templates: {{en-verb}} speedball (third-person singular simple present speedballs, present participle speedballing, simple past and past participle speedballed)
  1. (intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-verb-~vZ1Zxhs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21
  2. (intransitive, slang) To take heroin and cocaine at the same time. Tags: intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Recreational drugs
    Sense id: en-speedball-en-verb-4zBvLqnf Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 11 5 12 9 15 16 10 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 12 11 15 23 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 12 11 13 20 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 14 10 18 18 17 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speed ball, speed-ball

Inflected forms

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        "(uncountable, sports) An Egyptian racquet sport."
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        "An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag."
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        "(military, aviation) An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag."
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          "word": "speed bag"
        }
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "speed ball"
    },
    {
      "word": "speed-ball"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "speedball (disambiguation)"
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "form": "speedballed",
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        "To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible."
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        "(intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible."
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        "To take heroin and cocaine at the same time."
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          "cocaine",
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        "(intransitive, slang) To take heroin and cocaine at the same time."
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    "speedball (disambiguation)"
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}

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