speed-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) move or go quickly

Examples:
He sped/speeded down the hall to receive his guests.
The train sped/speeded along at over 120 miles per hour.
The actress then sped away in a waiting car.
We sped down the ski slopes.
This year is speeding by.
Ambulances sped the injured people away from the scene.

Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: speed.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: (cause to) increase the speed or rate of, accelerate

Examples:
The new software speeded the production rate significantly.
The best thing you can do to speed your recovery is to rest.
I noted the car sped/speeded up and overtook me on the right.
The network sped/speeded up the second phase of the process.

Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: speed.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
speed_up 1, 2

Sense Number 3: drive at an excessive or illegal velocity

Examples:
I got a ticket for speeding last Thursday.
Next time you speed, I'm going to tear up your license. You hear?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: speed.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4