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(adverb) 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" |
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(adverb) firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" |
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Synonyms: tight |
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(satellite adjective) permanently dyed; "fast colors"; "colorfast fabrics" |
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Synonyms: colorfast |
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(noun) abstaining from food |
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Synonyms: fasting |
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Related Words: abstinence, diet, dieting, hunger strike |
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(verb) abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" |
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Related Words: abstain, desist, diet, refrain |
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(verb) abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" |
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Related Words: abstain, desist, diet, refrain |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: slow |
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(adjective) (music) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot" |
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Antonyms: slow |
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(adjective) (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast" |
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Antonyms: slow |
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(satellite adjective) securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" |
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Synonyms: firm, immobile |
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(satellite adjective) (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay" |
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(satellite adjective) (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 |
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Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true |
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(satellite adjective) hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
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Synonyms: flying, quick |
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(satellite adjective) firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" |
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Synonyms: barred, bolted, latched, locked, secured |
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(satellite adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" |
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Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous |
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