go-fast

Move with haste

A go-fast is a small, powerful speedboat used for smuggling drugs or other contraband, designed to outrun law enforcement vessels: The Coast Guard intercepted a go-fast carrying cocaine.

As an adjective, go-fast describes anything designed for speed or associated with stimulant drugs: go-fast boats, go-fast pills (amphetamines).

speedboat

cigarette-boat

Narrow high-speed powerboat

outboard · inboard · twin-engine · fiberglass · hull · throttle · wake · skimming · catamaran · performance

adrenaline

rush

Quick sudden movement

heart-pounding · surge · intensity · euphoria · buzz · pumped · anticipation · adventure · energy · hyperarousal

racing

dragster

Acceleration-built race vehicle

acceleration · velocity · turbo · racetrack · pitstop · qualifying · laptime · grid · checkpoint · circuit

smuggling

contraband

Prohibited trade goods

cocaine · interdiction · kingpin · underworld · laundering · border · customs · interception · surveillance · enforcement

Opposites
speed/velocity

go-fastgo-slow

Deliberate work deceleration

sluggish · plodding · crawling · creeping · slow-moving

urgency/manner

go-fastleisurely

Done without urgency

relaxed · unhurried · laid-back · easygoing · deliberate

nautical vessel type

go-fastbarge

Flat freight vessel

tugboat · cargo ship · freighter · tanker · pontoon boat

Family

go, fast, goes, gone, goer, goers, faster, fastest, fasten

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