hasten

v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!" [syn: {rush},

{hurry}, {look sharp}]

2: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";

"The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot},

{hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball

along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

3: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite

the process" [syn: {expedite}]

4: of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc. [syn: {induce},

{stimulate}, {rush}]

hamster

1. ({Fairchild}) A particularly slick little piece of code

that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The

image is of a hamster {happily} spinning its exercise wheel.

2. A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a

receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.

3. (UK) Any item of hardware made by {Amstrad}, a company

famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-16)