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Quick definitions from WordNet (fast)
▸ noun: abstaining from food
▸ verb: abstain from eating ("Before the medical exam, you must fast")
▸ verb: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons ("Catholics sometimes fast during Lent")
▸ adjective: resistant to destruction or fading ("Fast colors")
▸ adjective: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds ("A fast road")
▸ adjective: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly ("Fast film")
▸ adjective: at a rapid tempo ("The band played a fast fox trot")
▸ adjective: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time ("My watch is fast")
▸ adjective: securely fixed in place
▸ adjective: hurried and brief ("A fast visit")
▸ adjective: firmly fastened or secured against opening ("Windows and doors were all fast")
▸ adjective: unrestrained by convention or morality ("Fast women")
▸ adverb: quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) ("How fast can he get here?")
▸ adverb: firmly or tightly ("Held fast to the rope")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6550)
▸ Also see fasts
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to fast (New!)
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▸ noun: abstaining from food
▸ verb: abstain from eating ("Before the medical exam, you must fast")
▸ verb: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons ("Catholics sometimes fast during Lent")
▸ adjective: resistant to destruction or fading ("Fast colors")
▸ adjective: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds ("A fast road")
▸ adjective: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly ("Fast film")
▸ adjective: at a rapid tempo ("The band played a fast fox trot")
▸ adjective: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time ("My watch is fast")
▸ adjective: securely fixed in place
▸ adjective: hurried and brief ("A fast visit")
▸ adjective: firmly fastened or secured against opening ("Windows and doors were all fast")
▸ adjective: unrestrained by convention or morality ("Fast women")
▸ adverb: quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) ("How fast can he get here?")
▸ adverb: firmly or tightly ("Held fast to the rope")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6550)
▸ Also see fasts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to fast
▸ Usage examples for fast
▸ Idioms related to fast (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing fast
▸ Popular nouns described by fast
▸ Words that often appear near fast
▸ Rhymes of fast
▸ Invented words related to fast