English to English
adjective
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
My watch is fast.
source: WordNet 3.0
- at a rapid tempo
The band played a fast fox trot.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- abstaining from food
source: WordNet 3.0
- Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- firmly or closely
Held fast to the rope.
Her foot was stuck fast.
Held tight.
source: WordNet 3.0
- In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
A fast road.
Grass courts are faster than clay.
source: WordNet 3.0
- resistant to destruction or fading
Fast colors.
source: WordNet 3.0
- unrestrained by convention or morality
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society.
Deplorably dissipated and degraded.
Riotous living.
Fast women.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hurried and brief
Paid a flying visit.
Took a flying glance at the book.
A quick inspection.
A fast visit.
source: WordNet 3.0
- securely fixed in place
The post was still firm after being hit by the car.
source: WordNet 3.0
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
A firm ally.
Loyal supporters.
The true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe.
Fast friends.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
A fast lens.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Catholics sometimes fast during Lent.
source: WordNet 3.0
- abstain from eating
Before the medical exam, you must fast.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [fast] Matatág; matibay; madalî; matulin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
noun
- [fast] Ayuno; kulasyon
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [fast] Mag-ayuno; magkulasyon
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
