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