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 fast


Verb
  • abstain from eating
    • Before the medical exam, you must fast
  • abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
    • Catholics sometimes fast during Lent

Adjective
  • (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
    • a fast lens
  • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
    • a firm ally
    • loyal supporters
    • the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
    • fast friends
  • securely fixed in place
    • the post was still firm after being hit by the car
  • hurried and brief
    • paid a flying visit
    • took a flying glance at the book
    • a quick inspection
    • a fast visit
  • unrestrained by convention or morality
    • Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
    • deplorably dissipated and degraded
    • riotous living
    • fast women
  • resistant to destruction or fading
    • fast colors
  • (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
    • a fast road
    • grass courts are faster than clay
  • at a rapid tempo
    • the band played a fast fox trot
  • (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
    • my watch is fast
  • acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
    • fast film
    • on the fast track in school
    • set a fast pace
    • a fast car

Noun
  • abstaining from food

Adverb
  • firmly or closely
    • held fast to the rope
    • her foot was stuck fast
    • held tight
  • quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
    • how fast can he get here?
    • ran as fast as he could
    • needs medical help fast
    • fast-running rivers
    • fast-breaking news
    • fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters
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