fast
adj 1: 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" [ant: {slow}]
2: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later
than the correct time; "my watch is fast" [ant: {slow}]
3: (music) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
[ant: {slow}]
4: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road";
"grass courts are faster than clay"
5: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and
doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house
properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {latched}, {locked},
{secured}]
6: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated
and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched},
{degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine},
{profligate}, {riotous}]
7: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying
glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
[syn: {flying}, {quick}]
8: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after
being hit by the car" [syn: {firm}, {immobile}]
9: (used of persons) dependable in devotion or allegiance or
affection; "a faithful old dog"; "a faithful friend";
"fast friends"; "a loyal companion"; "she proved a true
friend"; "a lover absolutely true in act and word and
thought"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {faithful}, {fast(a)}, {loyal},
{true}]
10: permanently dyed; "fast colors"; "colorfast fabrics" [syn: {colorfast}]
n : abstaining from food [syn: {fasting}]
adv 1: 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: firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: {tight}]
v 1: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical
reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
2: abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must
fast"