Fast | Mean of fast in English Dictionary

/ˈfæst/

• moving or able to move quickly
1. She's a very fast runner.
2. a fast car
3. a fast pitch
4. maintaining a fast [=quick] pace
5. blazingly/blindingly fast
• happening quickly
1. a fast race
2. We're off to a fast start.
3. We're now experiencing a faster rate of inflation.
4. I'd like to take a fast [=(more commonly) quick] look at my records.
• operating quickly
1. a fast computer

• doing something or able to do something quickly
1. a fast learner
• allowing movement at a great speed
1. a fast road
2. We took the faster route.
• showing a time that is later than the correct time
1. My watch is (ten minutes) fast.
• allowing photographs to be taken very quickly or when there is very little light
1. fast film
• tricky and unfair
1. Be careful that he doesn't pull a fast one on you. [=that he doesn't trick or deceive you]
• earned or gotten quickly and often in a dishonest way
1. She's always looking to make a fast buck.
2. fast money
• quick and not safe to trust
1. He gave us a lot of fast talk about how he was going to solve all our problems.
• actively seeking excitement or pleasure
1. He runs with a pretty fast crowd.
2. fast living
• very willing to have sex
1. a typical Western filled with outlaws, gamblers, and fast women
• placed, tied, or attached in a way that is not easily moved
1. Make the rope fast [=tie the rope securely] to the anchor.
• closed tightly
1. Make sure the door is fast. [=(more commonly) shut fast]
• impossible to change
1. There are no hard and fast rules to be followed when you plan a vacation. [=there are many ways to plan a vacation]
• not likely to fade
1. fast colors
• very loyal or faithful
1. They became fast friends.
• in a very fast and forceful way
1. The action was fast and furious.
2. The questions were coming at me fast and furious.
3. The jokes were flying fast and furious.
• with great speed
1. The boss expects this to be done this afternoon, so you'd better work fast.
2. You're driving too fast!
3. He ran as fast as he could.
4. a fast-paced story
5. This is fast becoming a national problem.
6. You need to act fast to take advantage of this offer.
7. species that are fast disappearing = species that are disappearing fast
8. I don't know what caused the accident. It all happened so fast.
• in a quick and intelligent way
1. She's a woman who can think fast in a crisis.
2. You catch on fast.
• quickly and in a way that is meant to deceive or persuade someone
1. He's going to have to talk fast to get himself out of this mess.
• in a way that is not easily moved or changed
1. The window was stuck fast.
2. She held fast to her belief in justice.
3. We must stand fast and not surrender!
• Verb
• to eat no food for a period of time
1. She always fasts on Yom Kippur.
2. Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.
• Noun
• a period of time when you do not eat any food
1. He went on a fast [=he ate nothing] for several days.
2. We broke our fast just after sunset.
3. observing a fast day [=a day on which people do not eat any food because of their religion]