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[Fast]

When you see fast, you might think of Olympic runner Usain "Lightning" Bolt or a Porsche 911 Turbo. Alternatively, and quite confusingly, fast also means to refrain from eating for a certain period, usually for religious reasons.

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To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

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
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"

Adjective
at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"

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Adjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"

Adjective S.
securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

Adjective S.
hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

Adjective S.
unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

Adjective S.
resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"

Adjective S.
firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

Adjective S.
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"

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"

Adverb
firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

v. i.
To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

v. i.
To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.

v. i.
Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.

v. i.
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.

v. i.
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.

v.
Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

v.
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

v.
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.

v.
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.

v.
Tenacious; retentive.

v.
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.

v.
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.

v.
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.

a.
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.

a.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

n.
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.

n.
The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster.

Fast

Fast , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fasting.] [AS. f&ae;stan; akin to D. vasten, OHG. fast&emac;n, G. fasten, Icel. & Sw. fasta, Dan. faste, Goth. fastan to keep, observe, fast, and prob. to E. fast firm.] 1. To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked.

2. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.

Thou didst fast and weep for the child.

Fasting day, a fast day; a day of fasting.

Fast

Fast, n. [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. fsten, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See Fast, v. i.] 1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nounrishment.

Surfeit is the father of much fast.

2. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation. 3. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast. Fast day, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God. -- To break one's fast, to put an end to a period of abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's morning meal; to breakfast. Shak.

Fast

Fast, a. [Compar. Faster ; superl. Fastest .] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. fst; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Isel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use. Cf. Fast, adv., Fast, v., Avast.] 1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

There is an order that keeps things fast.

2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.

3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend. 4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors. 5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]

Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.

6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.

All this while in a most fast sleep.

7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse. 8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver. Thackeray. Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant, esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another "Play fast and loose with faith." Shak. Fast and loose pulleys (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re'89ngage the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and vice versa. -- Hard and fast (Naut.), so completely aground as to be immovable. -- To make fast (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as a vessel, a rope, or a door.

Fast

Fast , adv. [OE. Faste firmly, strongly, quickly, AS. faste. See Fast, a.] 1. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.

We will bind thee fast.

2. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast. Fast by, ∨ Fast beside, close or near to; near at hand.

He, after Eve seduced, unminded slunk Into the wood fast by.

Fast by the throne obsequious Fame resides.

Fast

Fast, n. 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.

Fast

Fast , n. [OF. fust, F. ft, fr. L. fustis stick staff.] (Arch.) The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. Gwilt.

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

Abstinence from food; omission to take nounrishment.

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

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.

The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster.

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Usage Examples

Becoming food savvy is one thing, but it's amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids won't even eat.

Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world.

As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.

Fast cars are my only vice.

Death to me means nothing as long as I can die fast.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and it's just as fast.

But it's really hard to eat good when you're traveling because you see fast food and you want to go to this restaurant and that restaurant.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food.

But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger they make the best fast food hamburgers around.

Comedy was the key to everything. I grew up fast and controlled my future by bringing it on faster than it naturally unfolded. I cheated myself out of a childhood but then got a running headstart into adulthood that no one else could keep up with.

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough - I wrote faster than I would write a letter - two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it.

A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

Everything's changed. The technology is the big thing changing now, the way movies like 'Alice' or 'Avatar' are made. And technology on the other side, the audience side. Word spreads so fast now on a movie, with the Internet, and piracy is something coming down the line like in the music industry.

As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building.