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English to English adjective 1. 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 source: wordnet30
2. (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time my watch is fast source: wordnet30
3. at a rapid tempo the band played a fast fox trot source: wordnet30
4. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. source: webster1913
5. In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc. source: webster1913
adjective satellite 6. (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds a fast road|grass courts are faster than clay source: wordnet30
7. resistant to destruction or fading fast colors source: wordnet30
8. unrestrained by convention or morality Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society|deplorably dissipated and degraded|riotous living|fast women source: wordnet30
9. hurried and brief paid a flying visit|took a flying glance at the book|a quick inspection|a fast visit source: wordnet30
10. securely fixed in place the post was still firm after being hit by the car source: wordnet30
11. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause a firm ally|loyal supporters|the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe|fast friends source: wordnet30
12. (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time a fast lens source: wordnet30
adverb 13. 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 source: wordnet30
14. firmly or closely held fast to the rope|her foot was stuck fast|held tight source: wordnet30
15. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably. source: webster1913
noun 16. abstaining from food source: wordnet30
17. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. source: webster1913
18. That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; - - called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring. source: webster1913
verb 19. abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons Catholics sometimes fast during Lent source: wordnet30
20. abstain from eating Before the medical exam, you must fast source: wordnet30
21. To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry. source: webster1913
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