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fasting, firm, immobile, flying, quick, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, barred, bolted, latched, locked, secured, tight Definition: abstaining from food;abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast";abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent";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";at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot";(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast";securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car";hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit";unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women";resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors";firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured";(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay";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";firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight";
See Also: expedited, hurried, sudden Hyponyms: diet, dieting, hunger strike, Ramadan Attributes: speed, swiftness, fastness Derivational Morphology:
fasting
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