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fast
adjective(fast)
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Synonyms: firm, loyal, truehearted,
Examples:
Fast friends.
fast
adverb(fast)
firmly or closely
Synonyms: tight,
Examples:
Held fast to the rope.
Her foot was stuck fast.
fast
adjective(fast)
securely fixed in place
Synonyms: firm, immobile,
fast
adjective(fast)
hurried and brief
Synonyms: flying, quick,
Examples:
A fast visit.
fast
noun(fast)
abstaining from food
Synonyms: fasting,
fast
adjective(fast)
unrestrained by convention or morality
Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous,
Examples:
Fast women.
fast
verb(fast)
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Examples:
Catholics sometimes fast during Lent.
fast
verb(fast)
abstain from eating
Examples:
Before the medical exam, you must fast.
fast
adjective(fast)
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Antonyms: slow,
Examples:
Fast film.
On the fast track in school.
Set a fast pace.
A fast car.
fast
adjective(fast)
at a rapid tempo
Antonyms: slow,
Examples:
The band played a fast fox trot.
fast
adjective(fast)
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
Examples:
A fast lens.
fast
adjective(fast)
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
Examples:
A fast road.
Grass courts are faster than clay.
fast
adjective(fast)
resistant to destruction or fading
Examples:
Fast colors.
fast
(fast)
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
Antonyms: slow,
Examples:
My watch is fast.

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