fast (
http://definr.com/fast)
adj 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" [ant:
slow]
2: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later
than the correct time; "my watch is fast" [ant:
slow]
3: (music) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
[ant:
slow]
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" [syn:
barred,
bolted,
latched,
locked,
secured]
6: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated
and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn:
debauched,
degenerate,
degraded,
dissipated,
dissolute,
libertine,
profligate,
riotous]
7: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying
glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
[syn:
flying,
quick]
8: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after
being hit by the car" [syn:
firm,
immobile]
9: 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" [syn:
firm,
loyal,
truehearted,
fast(a)]
10: permanently dyed; "fast colors"; "colorfast fabrics" [syn:
colorfast]
n : abstaining from food [syn:
fasting]
adv 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" [syn:
tight]
v 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"