Definitions for fast



Overview of noun fast

The noun fast has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) fast, fasting

(abstaining from food)


Overview of verb fast

The verb fast has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fast

(abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent")

2. fast

(abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast")


Overview of adj fast

The adj fast has 10 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (18) fast

(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")

2. fast

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

3. fast

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

4. fast

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

5. fast

(resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors")

6. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast

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

7. flying, quick, fast

(hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit")

8. fast, firm, immobile

(securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car")

9. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast

(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")

10. fast

((of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens")


Overview of adv fast

The adv fast has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (16) fast

(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")

2. (1) fast, tight

(firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight")

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