ACCELERATE
VERBS
► GUN to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine → 1920 US sl.
► HASTE to accelerate, to quicken, to hurry; to urge, drive, or press on → 1300
► JAZZ to cause (an engine) to accelerate → 1919 Amer. sl.
VERBS
► GUN to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine → 1920 US sl.
► HASTE to accelerate, to quicken, to hurry; to urge, drive, or press on → 1300
► JAZZ to cause (an engine) to accelerate → 1919 Amer. sl.