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English adjective: fast | |||
| 1. | fast acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly | ||
| Samples | Fast film. On the fast track in school. Set a fast pace. A fast car. | ||
| Similar | accelerated, alacritous, blistering, double-quick, express, fast-breaking, fast-paced, fleet, high-speed, high-velocity, hot, hurrying, immediate, instant, instantaneous, meteoric, prompt, quick, quick, rapid, rapid, red-hot, scurrying, smart, speedy, speedy, straightaway, swift, windy, winged | ||
| See also | hurried, sudden | ||
| Attribute | fastness, speed, swiftness | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
| 2. | fast (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time | ||
| Samples | My watch is fast. | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
| 3. | fast at a rapid tempo | ||
| Samples | The band played a fast fox trot. | ||
| Similar | allegretto, allegro, andantino, prestissimo, presto, vivace | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
| 4. | fast (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds | ||
| Samples | A fast road. Grass courts are faster than clay. | ||
| Similar | smooth | ||
| Antonyms | rough, unsmooth | ||
| 5. | fast resistant to destruction or fading | ||
| Samples | Fast colors. | ||
| Similar | imperviable, impervious | ||
| Antonyms | pervious | ||
| 6. | fast unrestrained by convention or morality | ||
| Samples | Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society. Deplorably dissipated and degraded. Riotous living. Fast women. | ||
| Synonyms | debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous | ||
| Similar | immoral | ||
| Antonyms | moral | ||
| 7. | fast hurried and brief | ||
| Samples | Paid a flying visit. Took a flying glance at the book. A quick inspection. A fast visit. | ||
| Synonyms | flying, quick | ||
| Similar | hurried | ||
| Antonyms | unhurried | ||
| 8. | fast securely fixed in place | ||
| Samples | The post was still firm after being hit by the car. | ||
| Synonyms | firm, immobile | ||
| Similar | fixed | ||
| Antonyms | unfixed | ||
| 9. | fast unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | ||
| Samples | A firm ally. Loyal supporters. The true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe. Fast friends. | ||
| Synonyms | firm, loyal, truehearted | ||
| Similar | faithful | ||
| Antonyms | unfaithful | ||
| 10. | fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time | ||
| Samples | A fast lens. | ||
| Similar | causative | ||
| Antonyms | noncausal, noncausative | ||
English noun: fast | |||
| 1. | fast (act) abstaining from food | ||
| Synonyms | fasting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstinence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diet, dieting, hunger strike, Ramadan | ||
English adverb: fast | |||
| 1. | fast quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) | ||
| Samples | 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. | fast firmly or closely | ||
| Samples | Held fast to the rope. Her foot was stuck fast. Held tight. | ||
| Synonyms | tight | ||
English verb: fast | |||
| 1. | fast (consumption) abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons | ||
| Samples | Catholics sometimes fast during Lent. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstain, desist, refrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diet | ||
| 2. | fast (consumption) abstain from eating | ||
| Samples | Before the medical exam, you must fast. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstain, desist, refrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diet | ||
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