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fast definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fast 2 senses of fast Sense 1 fast => diet Sense 2 fast => diet Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fast 2 senses of fast Sense 1 fast => diet Sense 2 fast => diet Entailment of verb fast Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fast 2 senses of fast Sense 1 fast => abstain, refrain, desist Sense 2 fast => abstain, refrain, desist Familiarity of verb fast fast used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fast Sense 1 fast => abstain, refrain, desist -------------- Sense 2 fast => abstain, refrain, desist -------------- Grep of noun fast bed-and-breakfast bed and breakfast belfast breakfast continental breakfast fast fast day fast food fast lane fast of ab fast of av fast one fast reactor fast time scale fastball fastbreak fastener fastening fastidiousness fasting fastnacht fastness headfast holdfast Overview of noun fast The noun fast has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fast fasting -- (abstaining from food) Overview of verb fast The verb fast has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fast -- (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent") 2. fast -- (abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast") Overview of adj fast The adj fast has 10 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (22) fast -- (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") 2. fast -- ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast") 3. fast -- ((music) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot") 4. fast -- ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay") 5. barred, bolted, fast latched, locked, secured -- (firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured") 6. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast -- (unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women") 7. flying, quick, fast -- (hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit") 8. fast firm, immobile -- (securely fixed in place "the post was still firm after being hit by the car") 9. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast -- (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") 10. fast colorfast -- (permanently dyed; "fast colors"; "colorfast fabrics") Overview of adv fast The adv fast has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (17) fast -- (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. (1) fast tight -- (firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight") Antonyms of adj fast 10 senses of fast Sense 1 fast (vs. slow) slow (vs. fast) => bumper-to-bumper, crawling => dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey => dragging => drawling, drawn-out => lazy => long-play, long-playing => slow-moving => sluggish Sense 2 fast (vs. slow) slow (vs. fast) Sense 3 fast (vs. slow) slow (vs. fast) => adagio => andante => lento => lentissimo => largo => larghetto => larghissimo => moderato Sense 4 fast INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth Sense 5 barred, bolted, fast latched, locked, secured INDIRECT (VIA fastened) -> unfastened Sense 6 debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast INDIRECT (VIA immoral, amoral) -> moral INDIRECT (VIA moral, immoral) -> amoral, unmoral Sense 7 flying, quick, fast INDIRECT (VIA hurried) -> unhurried Sense 8 fast firm, immobile INDIRECT (VIA fixed) -> unfixed Sense 9 firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA faithful) -> unfaithful Sense 10 fast colorfast INDIRECT (VIA dyed) -> undyed, untinted Similarity of adj fast 10 senses of fast Sense 1 fast (vs. slow) => accelerated => accelerating => alacritous => blistering, hot, red-hot => double-quick => express => fleet, swift => hastening => high-speed, high-velocity => high-speed => hot => hurrying, scurrying => immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway => instantaneous, instant(postnominal) => meteoric => quick, speedy => rapid => speeding => rapid, speedy => winged Also See-> expedited#1; hurried#1; sudden#1 Sense 2 fast (vs. slow) Sense 3 fast (vs. slow) => allegro => allegretto => andantino => presto => prestissimo => vivace Sense 4 fast => smooth (vs. rough) Sense 5 barred, bolted, fast latched, locked, secured => fastened (vs. unfastened) Sense 6 debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast => immoral (vs. moral) (vs. amoral) Sense 7 flying, quick, fast => hurried (vs. unhurried) Sense 8 fast firm, immobile => fixed (vs. unfixed) Sense 9 firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(postnominal) => faithful (vs. unfaithful) Sense 10 fast colorfast => dyed (vs. undyed), tinted Attributes of adj fast 1 of 10 senses of fast Sense 1 fast (vs. slow) => speed, swiftness, fastness Familiarity of adj fast fast used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Grep of adj fast acid-fast bedfast colorfast fast fast-flying fast-growing fast asleep fastened fastidious fastigiate hard-and-fast steadfast Overview of noun fast The noun fast has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fast fasting -- (abstaining from food) Overview of verb fast The verb fast has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fast -- (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent") 2. fast -- (abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast") Overview of adj fast The adj fast has 10 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (22) fast -- (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") 2. fast -- ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast") 3. fast -- ((music) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot") 4. fast -- ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay") 5. barred, bolted, fast latched, locked, secured -- (firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured") 6. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast -- (unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women") 7. flying, quick, fast -- (hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit") 8. fast firm, immobile -- (securely fixed in place "the post was still firm after being hit by the car") 9. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast -- (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") 10. fast colorfast -- (permanently dyed; "fast colors"; "colorfast fabrics") Overview of adv fast The adv fast has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (17) fast -- (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. (1) fast tight -- (firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight")
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