v abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
v abstain from eating
Before the medical exam, you must fast
a 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
a (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
my watch is fast
a at a rapid tempo
the band played a fast fox trot
s (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
a fast road grass courts are faster than clay
s resistant to destruction or fading
fast colors
s unrestrained by convention or morality
fast women
s hurried and brief
a fast visit
s securely fixed in place
s unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
fast friends
s (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
a fast lens
r 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
r firmly or closely
held fast to the rope her foot was stuck fast
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July 19, 2013 - Devils Lake Journal
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June 16, 2013 - Fox News
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