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pull a fast one

pull a fast one
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo l ey fast, fahst wuhn]
    • /pʊl eɪ fæst, fɑst wʌn/
    • /pʊl ə fɑːst wʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo l ey fast, fahst wuhn]
    • /pʊl eɪ fæst, fɑst wʌn/

Definitions of pull a fast one words

  • adjective pull a fast one moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker. 1
  • adjective pull a fast one done in comparatively little time; taking a comparatively short time: a fast race; fast work. 1
  • adjective pull a fast one indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as of a clock. noting or according to daylight-saving time. 1
  • adjective pull a fast one adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines; one of the fastest pitchers in baseball. 1
  • adjective pull a fast one characterized by unrestrained conduct or lack of moral conventions, especially in sexual relations; wanton; loose: Some young people in that era were considered fast, if not downright promiscuous. 1
  • adjective pull a fast one characterized by hectic activity: leading a fast life. 1
See all 28 definitions of pull a fast one

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Origin of pull a fast one

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fæst firm; cognate with Dutch vast, Old Norse fastr firm, German fest; akin to fast2

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Parts of speech for Pull a fast one

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pull a fast one

pull a fast one popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pull a fast one

verb pull a fast one

  • beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
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  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • creamed — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
All 24 Synonyms of pull a fast one

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