Fast

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Fast is an Morphological Root Name in the English Language with more than one Etymology.



References

  • (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fast
    • Noun.
      • S: (n) fast, fasting (abstaining from food)
    • Verb
      • S: (v) fast (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons) "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
      • S: (v) fast (abstain from eating) "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
    • Adjective
      • S: (adj) 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"
      • S: (adj) fast ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time) "my watch is fast"
      • S: (adj) fast (at a rapid tempo) "the band played a fast fox trot"
      • S: (adj) fast ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds) "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
      • S: (adj) fast (resistant to destruction or fading) "fast colors"
      • S: (adj) 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"
      • S: (adj) flying, quick, fast (hurried and brief) "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
      • S: (adj) fast, firm, immobile (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
      • S: (adj) 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"
      • S: (adj) fast ((of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time) "a fast lens"
    • Adverb
      • S: (adv) fast (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"
      • S: (adv) fast, tight (firmly or closely) "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"