FAST

(noun) abstaining from food
synonyms : fasting
(verb) abstain from eating
"Before the medical exam, you must fast"
(verb) abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
"Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
(adj.) acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
"fast film", "on the fast track in school", "set a fast pace", "a fast car"
(adj.) at a rapid tempo
"the band played a fast fox trot"
(adj.) (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
"my watch is fast"
(adverb) quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
"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"
(adverb) firmly or closely
"held fast to the rope", "her foot was stuck fast", "held tight"
synonyms : tight
(adj.) (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
"a fast lens"
(adj.) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
"a firm ally", "loyal supporters", "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe", "fast friends"
synonyms : firm , loyal , truehearted
(adj.) securely fixed in place
"the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
synonyms : firm , immobile
(adj.) hurried and brief
"paid a flying visit", "took a flying glance at the book", "a quick inspection", "a fast visit"
synonyms : flying , quick
(adj.) unrestrained by convention or morality
"Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society", "deplorably dissipated and degraded", "riotous living", "fast women"
synonyms : debauched , degenerate , degraded , dissipated , dissolute , libertine , profligate , riotous
The king decided to banish the profligate nobles who had brought disrepute to the court. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) resistant to destruction or fading
"fast colors"
(adj.) (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
"a fast road", "grass courts are faster than clay"

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