Definition
Meaning of 'fast'
Meaning of 'fast' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fast 
[ a.]
- In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly;
firmly; immovably. [ a.]- In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
2. Fast [ n.]
- That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring
rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow,
head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around
which hawsers are passed in mooring. [ n.]- The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster.
3. Fast [ v.]
- Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,
unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. [ v.]- Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
- Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
- Tenacious; retentive.
- Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
- Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
- Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
4. Fast [ v. i.]
- To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole
or in part; to go hungry. [ v. i.]- To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.
- Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
- Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
- A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.
Meaning of 'fast' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fast [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- abstain from eating
- abstain from eating
Example in sentence:
- Before the medical exam, you must fast
Meaning (2):
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Example in sentence:
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
2. fast [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Example in sentence:
- a fast car;
- fast film;
- on the fast track in school;
- set a fast pace
Meaning (4):
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
Example in sentence:
- my watch is fast
Meaning (5):
- at a rapid tempo
- at a rapid tempo
Example in sentence:
- the band played a fast fox trot
3. fast [ r]
[ r]Meaning (6):
- firmly or closely
- firmly or closely
Example in sentence:
- held fast to the rope;
- held tight;
- her foot was stuck fast
Meaning (7):
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
Example in sentence:
- fast-breaking news;
- fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters;
- fast-running rivers;
- how fast can he get here?;
- needs medical help fast;
- ran as fast as he could
4. fast [ s]
[ s]Meaning (8):
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
Example in sentence:
- a fast lens
Meaning (9):
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
Example in sentence:
- a fast road;
- grass courts are faster than clay
Meaning (10):
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Example in sentence:
- a firm ally;
- fast friends;
- loyal supporters;
- the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe
Meaning (11):
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- unrestrained by convention or morality
Example in sentence:
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society;
- deplorably dissipated and degraded;
- fast women;
- riotous living
Meaning (12):
- resistant to destruction or fading
- resistant to destruction or fading
Example in sentence:
- fast colors
Meaning (13):
- hurried and brief
- hurried and brief
Example in sentence:
- a fast visit;
- a quick inspection;
- paid a flying visit;
- took a flying glance at the book
Meaning (14):
- securely fixed in place
- securely fixed in place
Example in sentence:
- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
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