fast

Meaning of fast

noun

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

adjective
  1. Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
    That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!
  2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
  3. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
  4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
    I am going to buy a fast car.
  5. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
    a fast billiard table
  6. (of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
  7. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
  8. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
    All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.
  9. Tenacious; retentive.
  10. Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
    a fast woman
  11. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
    There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.
  12. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
adverb
  1. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
    Hold this rope as fast as you can.
  2. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
    He is fast asleep.
  3. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
    Fast by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped. / That ain't my style, said Casey. Strike one, the umpire said.
  4. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
    Do it as fast as you can.
  5. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
    I think my watch is running fast.

interjection

Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

noun
  1. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
  2. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
    Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.
verb
  1. To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
    Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.

Information about fast

Hyphenation of fast

fast

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • fast is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

fast synonyms

Meaning barred:

barred, bolted, latched, locked, secured

Meaning debauched:

debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous

Meaning flying:

flying, quick

Meaning firm:

firm, immobile, loyal, truehearted

Meaning fasting:

fasting

Meaning tight:

tight

Meaning :

express, secure, stable, stuck, fortified, impenetrable, rapid, speedy, deep, sound, ahead, swift, easy, slutty, firmly, securely, tightly, deeply, quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly

fast antonyms

Meaning :

local, stopper, loose, penetrable, weak, light, behind, slow, loosely, lightly, slowly

Translation of fast

Anagrams of fast

fats, saft

Words that rhyme with fast

Fast, Ultrafast, ultrafast, tubfast, bedfast, blindfast, handfast, headfast, holdfast, landfast, oversteadfast, standfast, steadfast, stedfast, unsteadfast, defast, housefast, makefast, nefast, shamefast, cragfast, earthfast, soothfast, unsoothfast, semifast, breakfast, lockfast, postbreakfast, prebreakfast, stickfast, deskfast, Belfast, belfast, arsenfast, sternfast, sunfast, unfast, uviofast, colorfast, masterfast, noncolorfast, overfast, superfast, asfast, breastfast, lightfast, outfast, rootfast, setfast, sitfast

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