• noun:   abstaining from food
• verb:   abstain from eating

  Example: "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

• verb:   abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

  Example: "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"

• adjective:   resistant to destruction or fading

  Example: "Fast colors"

• adjective:   (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

  Example: "A fast road"

• adjective:   acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

  Example: "Fast film"

• adjective:   at a rapid tempo

  Example: "The band played a fast fox trot"

• adjective:   (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

  Example: "My watch is fast"

• adjective:   securely fixed in place
• adjective:   hurried and brief

  Example: "A fast visit"

• adjective:   firmly fastened or secured against opening

  Example: "Windows and doors were all fast"

• adjective:   unrestrained by convention or morality

  Example: "Fast women"

• adverb:   quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

  Example: "How fast can he get here?"

• adverb:   firmly or tightly

  Example: "Held fast to the rope"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6550)

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