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1. abstaining from food

1. abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;

• "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"

2. abstain from eating;

• "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

1. 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. (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;

• "my watch is fast"

3. at a rapid tempo;

• "the band played a fast fox trot"

4. (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;

• "a fast road"
• "grass courts are faster than clay"

5. firmly fastened or secured against opening;

• "windows and doors were all fast"
• "a locked closet"
• "left the house properly secured"

6. resistant to destruction or fading;

• "fast colors"

7. unrestrained by convention or morality;

• "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"
• "deplorably dissipated and degraded"
• "riotous living"
• "fast women"

8. hurried and brief;

• "paid a flying visit"
• "took a flying glance at the book"
• "a quick inspection"
• "a fast visit"

9. securely fixed in place;

• "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

10. 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"

1. 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. firmly or tightly;

• "held fast to the rope"
• "her foot was stuck fast"
• "held tight"