fast in English

adjective

1

moving or capable of moving at high speed.

a fast and powerful car

2

(of a clock or watch) showing a time ahead of the correct time.

I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast

3

firmly fixed or attached.

he made a rope fast to each corner

synonyms: secure, fastened, tight, firm, closed, shut, immovable, unbudgable

4

(of a film) needing only a short exposure.

Again this is where you use the fast film and enlarge for the portrait.

5

(of a person or lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities.

the fast life she led in London

synonyms: promiscuous, licentious, dissolute, debauched, impure, unchaste, wanton, abandoned, of easy virtue, sluttish, whorish, intemperate, immoderate, shameless, sinful, immoral, easy, loose

adverb

1

at high speed.

he was driving too fast

synonyms: quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, briskly, at speed, at full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, in a hurry, posthaste, pell-mell, like a shot, like a flash, on the double, at the speed of light, lickety-split, pretty damn quick, PDQ, nippily, like (greased) lightning, hell-bent for leather, like mad, like the wind, like a bat out of hell, at warp speed, apace

2

so as to be hard to move; firmly or securely.

the ship was held fast by the anchor chain

synonyms: securely, firmly, immovably, fixedly

noun

1

an act or period of fasting.

a five-day fast

synonyms: period of fasting, period of abstinence, hunger strike, diet, crash diet

verb

1

abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance.

On inquiring, he learned that this man was fasting frequently to atone for his sins.

synonyms: eat nothing, abstain from food, refrain from eating, go without food, go hungry, starve oneself, go on a hunger strike, crash-diet

adjective

speedy, quick, swift, rapid, fast-moving, fast-paced, high-speed, turbo, sporty, accelerated, express, blistering, breakneck, pell-mell, hasty, hurried, nippy, zippy, blinding, supersonic, fleet
secure, fastened, tight, firm, closed, shut, immovable, unbudgable
indelible, lasting, permanent, stable
loyal, devoted, faithful, firm, steadfast, staunch, true, bosom, inseparable, constant, enduring, unswerving
promiscuous, licentious, dissolute, debauched, impure, unchaste, wanton, abandoned, of easy virtue, sluttish, whorish, intemperate, immoderate, shameless, sinful, immoral, easy, loose
dissipated, degenerate, dissolute, riotous, degraded, profligate, libertine, debauched
flying, quick
truehearted, firm, loyal
immobile, firm

adverb

quickly, securely, deeply, wildly, tight
quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, briskly, at speed, at full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, in a hurry, posthaste, pell-mell, like a shot, like a flash, on the double, at the speed of light, lickety-split, pretty damn quick, PDQ, nippily, like (greased) lightning, hell-bent for leather, like mad, like the wind, like a bat out of hell, at warp speed, apace
securely, firmly, immovably, fixedly
deeply, sound, completely
wildly, dissolutely, intemperately, immoderately, recklessly, self-indulgently, extravagantly
tight

noun

period of fasting, fasting
period of fasting, period of abstinence, hunger strike, diet, crash diet
fasting

verb

eat nothing
eat nothing, abstain from food, refrain from eating, go without food, go hungry, starve oneself, go on a hunger strike, crash-diet

Use "fast" in a sentence

1. Fast bind, fast find.

2. 6 Fast bind, fast find.

3. Backswings and Fast Feet How high is too high and how fast is too fast

4. He runs fast, but I run just as fast.

5. Amazingly fast...

6. Looks fast.

7. Fast forward.

8. 10 How was nose defeated fast and scabby ? Good fast?

9. He is what our English friends call a 'blooming Bounder'; fast yachts, fast motor-cars, the fast set generally

10. The new system offers fast solutions. Fast being the operative word.

11. It's beating fast!

12. Not so fast.

13. Tom walks fast.

14. Not so fast!

15. Fast adjustable spanner

16. Shout abracadabra fast.

17. Talk fast, bub!

18. 20 Video playback: navigation button up the fast forward, down the fast - forward.

19. Abrupt shift in direction, tight turns and fast linear slopes ensure fast descents.

20. Well, liver cancer's fast.

21. Digital Data Fading Fast

22. " My cabby drove fast.

23. Wow, you're going fast!

24. Fast hands, faster mouth.

25. Fast cars, fancy hotels

26. He drove exceedingly fast.

27. Pleasant hours fly fast.

28. He's a fast learner.

29. My run-fast trainers?

30. Fast cars, fancy hotels,

31. He's a fast starter.

32. Technology is changing fast.

33. Ablativ Fast Pyrolysis; Photovoltaic

34. They said, ‘How fast?

35. Retreat into acute fast.

36. Ill news flies fast.

37. Michael drove exceedingly fast.

38. I'm a fast learner.

39. Fast-drying aluminium paint

40. Hide.. fast faster fastest!

41. BP is falling fast.

42. You can fast change the Brightness anytime, and fast adjust to the most comfortable level.

43. Customize and apply Backgrounds fast

44. The weather here changes fast.

45. My hair grows very fast .

46. Fast, tight through the pylons.

47. Better wash and leave fast.

48. Not so goddamn fast, doc.

49. Mesothelioma shouldn't grow this fast.

50. I am usually fast asleep.