noun
abstaining from food
Synonyms
verb
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Examples
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
verb
abstain from eating
Examples
- Before the medical exam, you must fast
adjective
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Examples
- fast film
- on the fast track in school
- set a fast pace
- a fast car
adjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
Examples
- my watch is fast
adjective
at a rapid tempo
Examples
- the band played a fast fox trot
adjective
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
Examples
- a fast road
- grass courts are faster than clay
adjective
resistant to destruction or fading
Examples
- fast colors
adjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
Synonyms
Examples
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
adjective
hurried and brief
Synonyms
Examples
- paid a flying visit
- took a flying glance at the book
- a quick inspection
- a fast visit
adjective
securely fixed in place
Synonyms
Examples
- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
adjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Synonyms
Examples
- a firm ally
- loyal supporters
- the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- fast friends
adjective
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
Examples
- a fast lens
adverb
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
Examples
- 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
adverb
firmly or closely
Synonyms
Examples
- held fast to the rope
- her foot was stuck fast
- held tight