ALL meanings of fast
fast
F f - adjective fast moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker. 2
- adjective fast done in comparatively little time; taking a comparatively short time: a fast race; fast work. 1
- noun Technical meaning of fast 1. (body) Federation Against Software Theft. 2. (language) Fortran Automatic Symbol Translator. 1
- adverb fast ahead of time 1
- adjective fast friend: close, loyal 1
- adjective fast colour: does not fade 1
- adjective fast promiscuous 1
- abbreviation FAST fixed 1
- adjective fast film: sensitive 1
- intransitive verb fast protest by not eating 1
- intransitive verb fast not eat for a period 1
- adjective fast clock: ahead of time 1
- noun fast period without food 1
- adverb fast non-negotiable 1
- adverb fast quickly 1
- adjective fast quick, rapid 1
- noun fast Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, esp. as a religious observance. 1
- verb with object fast to cause to abstain entirely from or limit food; put on a fast: to fast a patient for a day before surgery. 1
- verb without object fast to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance. 1
- verb without object fast to abstain from all food. 1
- idioms fast pull a fast one, Informal. to play an unfair trick; practice deceit: He tried to pull a fast one on us by switching the cards. 1
- idioms fast play fast and loose. play (def 80). 1
- noun fast a chain or rope for mooring a vessel. 1
- adverb fast ahead of the correct or announced time. 1
- adverb fast Archaic. close; near: fast by. 1
- adjective fast indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as of a clock. noting or according to daylight-saving time. 1
- adjective fast adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines; one of the fastest pitchers in baseball. 1
- adjective fast 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 fast characterized by hectic activity: leading a fast life. 1
- adjective fast resistant: acid-fast. 1
- adjective fast firmly fixed in place; not easily moved; securely attached. 1
- adjective fast held or caught firmly, so as to be unable to escape or be extricated: an animal fast in a trap. 1
- adjective fast firmly tied, as a knot. 1
- adjective fast closed and made secure, as a door, gate, or shutter. 1
- adjective fast such as to hold securely: to lay fast hold on a thing. 1
- adjective fast permanent, lasting, or unchangeable: a fast color; a hard and fast rule. 1
- adjective fast firm in adherence; loyal; devoted: fast friends. 1
- adverb fast in a wild or dissipated way. 1
- adverb fast soundly: fast asleep. 1
- adverb fast tightly; firmly: to hold fast. 1
- adverb fast in quick succession: Events followed fast upon one another to the crisis. 1
- adjective fast Horse Racing. (of a track condition) completely dry. (of a track surface) very hard. 1
- adverb fast quickly, swiftly, or rapidly. 1
- adjective fast Informal. (of money, profits, etc.) made quickly or easily and sometimes deviously: He earned some fast change helping the woman with her luggage. cleverly quick and manipulative in making money: a fast operator when it comes to closing a business deal. 1
- adjective fast Photography. (of a lens) able to transmit a relatively large amount of light in a relatively short time. (of a film) requiring a relatively short exposure time to attain a given density. 1
- adverb fast rapidly; swiftly; quickly; speedily 0
- adverb fast close; near 0
- adverb fast in a reckless, dissipated way; wildly 0
- adverb fast thoroughly; soundly 0
- adverb fast firmly; fixedly 0