| Fast (fast) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Fast |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Fasted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Fasting.] [AS. fæ]stan; akin to D.
vasten, OHG. fast***emacr]n, G. fasten, Icel. ***
Sw. fasta, |
To abstain from food] to omit to take nourishment in whole or in
part; to go hungry.
To practice abstinence as a religious
exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for
the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief,
or humiliation and penitence.
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Abstinence from food; omission to take
nourishment.
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a
space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious
humiliation.
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or
longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of
food; as, an annual fast.
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Firmly
fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily
moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
Firm against attack; fortified by nature
or art; impregnable; strong.
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily
separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure
to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast
colors.
Tenacious; retentive.
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep;
sound.
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid;
swift; as, a fast horse.
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of
restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast
man; a fast liver.
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| Fast (fast) |
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| adv. | (?) |
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| Fast |
| [OE. faste
firmly, strongly, quickly, AS. fæste. See Fast,
a.] |
In a fast, fixed, or
firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly;
swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live
fast.
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That which fastens or
holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; -
- called, according to its position, a bow, head,
quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on
a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.
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In such a condition, as to
resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or
action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast
track; a fast billiard table, etc.
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