1. fast - noun
· abstaining from food
Synonym(s): fasting
Hypernym(s): abstinence
2. fast - verb
· abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
Hypernym(s): abstain, refrain, desist
3. fast - verb
· abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
Hypernym(s): abstain, refrain, desist
4. fast - adjective
· 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"
Antonym(s): slow
5. fast - adjective
· (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"
Antonym(s): slow
6. fast - adjective
· at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
Antonym(s): slow
7. fast - adjective
· (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
8. fast - adjective
· resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"
9. fast - adjective
· unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
Synonym(s): debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous
10. fast - adjective
· hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
11. fast - adjective
· securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
12. fast - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): firm, loyal, truehearted
13. fast - adjective
· (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
14. fast - adverb
· 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"
15. fast - adverb
· firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
Synonym(s): tight
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