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  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  fastest 
 
  The  adv  fastest  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  quickest,  fastest  --  (most  quickly) 
 
  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  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  fastest 
 
  The  adv  fastest  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  quickest,  fastest  --  (most  quickly) 



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