| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | fast | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
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| 2 | fast | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time | |
| 3 | fast | At a rapid tempo | |
| 4 | fast | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds | |
| 5 | fast, barred, bolted, latched, locked, secured | Firmly fastened or secured against opening | |
| 6 | fast | Resistant to destruction or fading | |
| 7 | fast, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous | Unrestrained by convention or morality | |
| 8 | fast, flying, quick | Hurried and brief | |
| 9 | fast, firm, immobile | Securely fixed in place | |
| 10 | fast, firm, loyal, truehearted | Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | |
| ADVERB | 1 | fast | Quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) |
| 2 | fast, tight | Firmly or tightly | |
| NOUN | 1 | fast, fasting | Abstaining from food |
| VERB | 1 | fast | Abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
| 2 | fast | Abstain from eating |
| Sounds | fae'st |
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| Rhymes | aghast, amassed, bast / Bast, and 39 more rhymes in aest at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. |
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| Examples | "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| Attribute of | speed, swiftness, fastness |
| Similar | accelerated; accelerating; alacritous; blistering, hot, red-hot; double-quick; express; fast-breaking; fast-paced; fleet, swift; hastening; high-speed, high-velocity; high-speed; hot; hurrying, scurrying; immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway; instantaneous, instant; meteoric; quick, speedy; rapid; rapid, speedy; speeding; winged |
| See also | expedited; sudden; hurried |
| Contrary | slow |
| Meaning | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time. |
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| Examples | "my watch is fast" |
| Contrary | slow |
| Meaning | At a rapid tempo. |
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| Examples | "the band played a fast fox trot" |
| Category | music |
| Similar | allegro; allegretto; andantino; presto; prestissimo; vivace |
| Contrary | slow |
| Meaning | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds. |
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| Examples | "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay" |
| Similar to | smooth |
| Meaning | Firmly fastened or secured against opening. |
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| Examples | "windows and doors were all fast" |
| Synonyms | barred, bolted, latched, locked, secured |
| Similar to | fastened |
| Meaning | Resistant to destruction or fading. |
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| Examples | "fast colors" |
| Similar to | impervious, imperviable |
| Meaning | Unrestrained by convention or morality. |
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| Examples | "fast women" |
| Synonyms | debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous |
| Similar to | immoral |
| Meaning | Hurried and brief. |
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| Examples | "a fast visit" |
| Synonyms | flying, quick |
| Similar to | hurried |
| Meaning | Securely fixed in place. |
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| Synonyms | firm, immobile |
| Similar to | fixed |
| Meaning | Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. |
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| Examples | "fast friends" |
| Synonyms | firm, loyal, truehearted |
| Similar to | faithful |
| Meaning | Abstaining from food. |
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| Synonyms | fasting |
| Narrower | diet, dieting; hunger strike; Ramadan |
| Broader | abstinence |
| Verbs | fast; fast |
| Meaning | Quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form). |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Meaning | Firmly or tightly. |
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| Examples | "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast" |
| Synonyms | tight |
| Meaning | Abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" |
| Narrower | diet |
| Broader | abstain, refrain, desist |
| Nouns | fast, fasting |
| Meaning | Abstain from eating. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Before the medical exam, you must fast" |
| Narrower | diet |
| Broader | abstain, refrain, desist |
| Nouns | fast, fasting |