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fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

Type	Words
Synonyms	firm, loyal, truehearted

fast friends.

fast::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

firmly or closely

Type	Words
Synonyms	tight

held fast to the rope.

her foot was stuck fast.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

securely fixed in place

Type	Words
Synonyms	firm, immobile
Derivation	fastness

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

hurried and brief

Type	Words
Synonyms	flying, quick
Derivation	fastness

a fast visit.

fast::noun | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

abstaining from food

Type	Words
Synonyms	fasting
Type of	abstinence
Has types	diet, hunger strike, ramadan, dieting

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

unrestrained by convention or morality

Type	Words
Synonyms	debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous

fast women.

fast::verb | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

Type	Words
Type of	desist, refrain, abstain
Has types	diet
Derivation	fasting

Catholics sometimes fast during Lent.

fast::verb | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

abstain from eating

Type	Words
Type of	desist, abstain, refrain
Has types	diet
Derivation	fasting

Before the medical exam, you must fast.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

Type	Words
Derivation	fastness

fast film.

on the fast track in school.

set a fast pace.

a fast car.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

at a rapid tempo

Type	Words
Derivation	fastness

the band played a fast fox trot.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

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

Type	Words

a fast lens.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

Type	Words

a fast road.

grass courts are faster than clay.

fast::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

resistant to destruction or fading

Type	Words

fast colors.

fast:: | Spocien Dictionary

fast

/fæst/

(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

Type	Words

my watch is fast.