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means(noun) abstaining from food
fast, fasting
means(verb) abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
fast
means(verb) abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
fast
means(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"
fast
means(adjective) (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"
fast
means(adjective) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
fast
means(adjective) (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
fast
means(adjective) resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"
fast
means(adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
fast, dissipated, riotous, libertine, debauched, dissolute, profligate, degraded, degenerate
means(adjective) hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
flying, fast, quick
means(adjective) securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
fast, immobile, firm
means(adjective) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
truehearted, loyal, fast, firm
means(adjective) (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
fast
means(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"
fast
means(adverb) firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
fast, tight

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