fast

Pronunciation: US [fæst] UK [fɑːst]

adv.Quick; swift; the near immediate
v.Fast; fast; on a diet
adj.Fast; quick; swift rapid
n.Fasting period period of fasting
WebQuick and fast; the fast and the furious

Synonyms

Antonyms

blistering breakneck breathless brisk dizzy fleet fleet-footed flying galloping hasty hot lightning nippy quick rapid rapid-fire rattling snappy speedy splitting swift whirlwind zippy

Definitions in English

adj.	1. able to move quickly; done quickly; done without waiting or delaying; a fast road is one on which you can drive quickly; doing or able to do something quickly 2. exciting, with a lot of different things happening in a short time; a fast way of life is one in which you travel a lot, meet a lot of people, and do a lot of exciting things 3. if a clock is fast, it shows a time that is later than the correct time 4. a fast film is one that you use to take photographs of something that is moving quickly, or that you use when there is not very much light 5. colors that are fast will not become paler when clothes are washed 6. a fast woman is one who has sexual relationships with a lot of different people
adv.	1. quickly; over a short period of time; without waiting or delaying 2. firmly and strongly or tightly
v.	1. to eat no food or very little food for a period of time, often for religious reasons
n.	1. a period of time when you eat no food or very little food, often for religious reasons

Other Forms

comp.faster

superl.fastest

3sg.fasts

Idioms

Example Sentences

She kept the yearly fast and went to the synagogue.
Source: H. Segal
A remarkably fast sleeper.
Source: R. Macaulay
The girl sat very insecurely, clinging fast.
Source: D. H. Lawrence

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c - afst
e - facts
f - fates
h - feast
i - feats
l - fetas
o - staff
r - hafts
s - shaft
u - flats
w - fatso
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