fast 1 (f st)adj. fast·er, fast·est 1. Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift. 2. a. Accomplished in relatively little time: a fast visit. b. Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously: made a fast buck scalping tickets. 3. Quick to understand or learn; mentally agile: a class for the faster students. 4. Indicating a time somewhat ahead of the actual time: The clock is fast. 5. Allowing rapid movement or action: a fast running track. 6. Designed for or compatible with a short exposure time: fast film. 7. a. Disposed to dissipation; wild: ran with a fast crowd. b. Flouting conventional moral standards; sexually promiscuous. 8. Resistant, as to destruction or fading: fast colors. 9. Firmly fixed or fastened: a fast grip. 10. Fixed firmly in place; secure: shutters that are fast against the rain. 11. Firm in loyalty: fast friends. 12. Lasting; permanent: fast rules and regulations. 13. Deep; sound: in a fast sleep. adv. faster, fastest 1. In a secure manner; tightly: hold fast. 2. To a sound degree; deeply: fast asleep. 3. In a rapid manner; quickly. 4. In quick succession: New ideas followed fast. 5. Ahead of the correct or expected time: a watch that runs fast. 6. In a dissipated, immoderate way: living fast. 7. Archaic Close by; near. [Middle English, from Old English fæst, firm, fixed; see past- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: fast1, rapid, swift, fleet2, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious These adjectives refer to something marked by great speed. Fast and rapid are often used interchangeably, though fast is more often applied to the person or thing in motion, and rapid, to the activity or movement involved: a fast runner; rapid strides. Swift suggests smoothness and sureness of movement (a swift current), and fleet, lightness of movement (The cheetah is the fleetest of animals). Speedy refers to velocity (a speedy train) or to promptness or hurry (a speedy resolution to the problem). Quick most often applies to what takes little time or to what is prompt: a quick snack; your quick reaction. Hasty implies hurried action (a hasty visit) and often a lack of care or thought (regretted the hasty decision). Expeditious suggests rapid efficiency: sent the package by the most expeditious means. See Also Synonyms at faithful. |
| fast 2 (fst) intr.v. fast·ed, fast·ing, fasts 1. To abstain from food. 2. To eat very little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline. n. 1. The act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food. 2. A period of such abstention or self-denial. [Middle English fasten, from Old English fæstan; see past- in Indo-European roots.] |
fast 1
Adjective
1. acting or moving quickly
2. accomplished in or lasting a short time
3. adapted to or allowing for rapid movement: the fast lane
4. (of a clock or watch) indicating a time in advance of the correct time
5. given to a life of expensive and exciting activities: the desire for a fast life
6. firmly fixed, fastened, or shut
7. (of colours and dyes) not likely to fade
8. Photog very sensitive and able to be used in low-light conditions
9. fast friends devoted and loyal friends
10. pull a fast one Informal play an unscrupulous trick
Adverb
1. quickly
2. fast asleep in a deep sleep
3. firmly and tightly: stuck fast
4. play fast and loose to behave in an insincere or unreliable manner [Old English fæst strong, tight]
fast 2
Verb
to go without food for a period of time, esp. for religious reasons
Noun
a period of fasting [Old English fæstan]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fast - abstaining from food abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite hunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest Ramadan - (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan |
| Verb | 1. | fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" diet - follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" |
| 2. | fast - abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" diet - eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight | |
| Adj. | 1. | fast - 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" sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" |
| 2. | fast - (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast" slow - (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow" | |
| 3. | fast - at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner slow - at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz" | |
| 4. | fast - (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay" smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" | |
| 5. | fast - resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors" imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" | |
| 6. | fast - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong | |
| 7. | fast - hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" | |
| 8. | fast - securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" fixed - securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" | |
| 9. |  fast - unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" | |
| 10. | fast - (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens" causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" | |
| Adv. | 1. | fast - 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" |
| 2. | fast - firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" |
fast 1
adjective 1. quick, flying, winged, rapid, fleet, hurried, accelerated, swift, speedy, brisk, hasty, nimble, mercurial, sprightly, nippy Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE slow
adjective 2. fixed, firm, sound, stuck, secure, tight, jammed, fortified, fastened, impregnable, immovable << OPPOSITE unstable
adjective 3. dissipated, wild, exciting, loose, extravagant, reckless, immoral, promiscuous, giddy, self-indulgent, wanton, profligate, impure, intemperate, dissolute, rakish, licentious, gadabout (informal)
adjective 4. close, lasting, firm, permanent, constant, devoted, loyal, faithful, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, unwavering
adverb 5. quickly, rapidly, swiftly, hastily, hurriedly, speedily, presto, apace, in haste, like a shot (informal) at full speed, hell for leather (informal) like lightning, hotfoot, like a flash, at a rate of knots, like the clappers Brit. (informal) like a bat out of hell (slang) pdq (slang) like nobody's business (informal) posthaste, like greased lightning (informal) with all haste << OPPOSITE slowly
fast 2
verb 1. go hungry, abstain, go without food, deny yourself, practise abstention, refrain from food or eating
Translations
fast [fɑːst] adj (also PHOT) [film] → rápido; [dye, colour] → sólido; [clock]: to be fast → estar adelantado
n → ayuno
vi → ayunar;
fast asleep → profundamente dormido;
in the fast lane (AUT) → en el carril de adelantamiento;
my watch is 5 minutes fast → mi reloj está adelantado 5 minutos;
fast [fɑːst] adj → rapide; [clock];
to be fast → avancer; [dye, colour] → grand or bon teint inv adv → vite, rapidement; [stuck, held] → solidement
n → jeûne m
vi → jeûner;
fast asleep → profondément endormi;
fast [fɑːst] adj → schnell;
(dye, colour) → farbecht
adv → schnell;
(stuck, held) → fest
n → Fasten nt;
(period of fasting) → Fastenzeit f
vi → fasten;
to make a boat fast (Brit) → ein Boot festmachen
fast [fɑːst] adj → rapido/a, svelto/a, veloce; [clock]: to be fast → andare avanti; [dye, colour] → solido/a
adv → rapidamente; [stuck, held] → saldamente
n → digiuno
vi → digiunare;
fast asleep → profondamente addormentato;
to make a boat fast (BRIT) → ormeggiare una barca
adj fast [faːst]
1 quick-moving a fast car. vinnig سَريع الحَرَكَه бърз rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος, ταχύς rápido kiire سریع nopea rapide מָהִיר तीव्र, दु्रतगामी brz gyors, sebes cepat hraður; hraðskreiður veloce 速い 빠른 greitas ātrs; ātrgaitas- laju snel rask, hurtig szybki rápido rapid скорый rýchly hiter brz snabb ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้เร็ว hızlı, süratli 快速移動的 швидкий; скорий تیز رفتار nhanh 快速移动的
2 quick a fast worker. vinnig سَريع العَمَل бърз rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος rápido nobe تند و تیز nopea rapide מָהִיר पक्का brz, vrijedan gyors cepat hraður, fljótur rapido 素速い 날랜 greitas, spartus ātrs; veikls pantas vlug rask, hurtig szybki rápido iute быстрый rýchly hiter brz snabb รวดเร็ว hızlı, çabuk 動作迅速的 швидкий پھرتیلا nhanh 动作迅速的
3 (of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time My watch is five minutes fast. voor السّاعه مُتَقَدِّمَه напред předcházející se foran vorgehen που πάει μπροστά (για ρολόι) adelantado ees جلو edellä en avance מְמַהֵר तेज koji žuri, ide naprijed siet (óra) cepat of fljótur, á undan avanti 進んでいる (시계가) 빨리 가는 skubantis (par pulksteni) ātrāks cepat va`aa`ar (gå) for fort spieszyć się adiantado înainte спешащий ísť dopredu ki prehiteva žuriti före ที่แสดงเวลาเร็วกว่าเวลาปกติ ileri, ileri gitmiş 偏快的 такий, що поспішає صحیح وقت سے زیادہ بتانا (đồng hồ) chạy nhanh 偏快的
adv
quickly She speaks so fast I can't understand her. vinnig بِسُرْعَه бързо rychle hurtigt schnell γρήγορα deprisa kiiresti به تندی nopeasti vite מַהֵר व्रत रखना brzo gyorsan cepat hratt veloce; in fretta 速く 빨리 greitai ātri dengan cepat snel raskt, fort szybko depressa repede быстро chytro, rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt, fort อย่างรวดเร็ว hızlı, çabuk, süratli 快 швидко تیزی سے vững vàng; chắc chắn 快
n fastness
vinnigheid, snelheid سُرْعَه бързина rychlost hurtighed die Schnelligkeit, die Haltbarkeit γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus تندی؛ شتاب nopeus rapidité יַצִיבוּת किला, दुर्ग cvrstoca, jakost; uporište szilárdság, gyorsaság kecepatan hraði velocità, rapidità 素速さ 빠름, 신속함 greitumas ātrums kecepatan snelheid raskhet szybkość pressa/rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet ความเร็ว hızlılık, çabukluk 快速 швидкість تیزی tính chất chắc chắn, bền 快速
fast food(s)
food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc. kitskos طَعام سَريع полуготова храна rychlé občerstvení fast food; grillmad das Fast-Food πρόχειρο φαγητό comida rápida kiirsöök غذای حاضری pikaruoka prêt-à-manger, aliments prêts à manger מָזוֹן מָהִיר फास्ट फुड brza hrana, “fast food” gyorsétel siap dimakan skyndibiti, skyndibitamatur cibo precotto, cibo di rapida cottura ファーストフード 패스트 푸드(금방 나오는 간이 식품) greitas maistas ēdiens ātrās ēdināšanas restorānos makanan segera snack pose-/boksemat; gatekjøkkenmat żywność do szybkiego przyrządzenia comida rápida (mâncare de) fast food, semipreparate еда быстрого приготовления rýchle občerstvenie hitro pripravljena hrana brza hrana snabbmat อาหารที่เตรียมสะดวกรวดเร็ว hazır yemek 快餐 їжа швидкого приготування جلدی تیار ہونے والا کھانا thức ăn nhanh hoặc ăn liền 快餐
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