whiz


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whizz /wɪz/ (also chiefly N. Amer. whiz)
verb (whizzes, whizzing, whizzed)
  • 1 move quickly through the air with a whistling or whooshing sound.

    ■ move or cause to move or go fast.

    ■ (whizz through) do or deal with quickly.

  • 2 informal urinate.
noun
  • 1 a whizzing sound.
  • 2 informal a fast movement or brief journey.
  • 3 (also wiz) informal a person who is extremely clever at something. [influenced by wizard.]
  • 4 informal an act of urinating.
  • 5 Brit. informal amphetamines.
– derivatives
whizzy adjective (whizzier, whizziest).
– origin C16: imitative.
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