DEF: Quick, going at high speed.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
fast (adjective)1.
a) firmly fixed - roots fast in the ground
b) tightly shut - the drawers were fast
c) adhering firmly
d) not easily freed - stuck a ball fast in the mouth of the cannon
e) - stable movable items were made fast to the deck
2.
firmly loyal - became fast friends
3.
a) characterized by quick motion, operation, or effect
(1) moving or able to move rapidly - swift
(2) taking a comparatively short time
(3) imparting quickness of motion - a fast bowler
(4) accomplished quickly
(5) agile of mind , especially quick to learn - a class for fast students
b) conducive to rapidity of play or action
c) (1) of a timepiece or weighing device indicating in advance of what is correct
(2) according to or being daylight saving time
d) contributing to a shortening of exposure time - fast film
e) acquired with unusually little effort and often by shady or dishonest methods - had a keen eye for a fast buck R. A. Keith
4.
a) securely attached - a rope fast to the wharf
b) - tenacious a fast hold on her purse
5.
a) archaic sound asleep
b) of sleep not easily disturbed
6.
not fading or changing color readily
7.
a) - wild a pretty fast crowd
b) sexually promiscuous
8.
resistant to change (as from destructive action or fading) - fast dyes often used in combination sunfast acid-fast bacteria
1.
in a firm or fixed manner - stuck fast
2.
in a sound manner - deeply fast asleep
3.
a) in a rapid manner - quickly
b) in quick succession
4.
in a reckless or dissipated manner
5.
ahead of a correct time or schedule
6.
archaic - close near
intransitive verb
1.
to abstain from food
2.
to eat sparingly or abstain from some foods
1.
the practice of - fasting
2.
a time of fasting
something that (as a mooring line) or holds a - fastens fastening
