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fast (FAST) (adjective)
1. Descriptive of a swift movement or the condition of being able to move quickly: He is a fast runner, not a slow runner.
2. Pertaining to something placed or attached in a way that is not easily moved: Tie the rope fast to the hook.
3. Very loyal or faithful: They became fast and close friends.
2. Pertaining to something placed or attached in a way that is not easily moved: Tie the rope fast to the hook.
3. Very loyal or faithful: They became fast and close friends.
fast (FAST) (verb)
To eat no food for a period of time: Susan was told that she would have to fast for at least seven hours before the operation.
fast (FAST) (noun)
A period of time when someone does not consume food or drink; sometimes associated with religious observances: Every day people break the fast after a night of sleeping; in other words, they have "breakfast" when they get up in the morning.
Before they started their fast, the two athletes, who were fast friends, participated in a race because they were both fast runners.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group F; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“fast”
(Latin: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
(Greek: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
(Latin: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
(Latin: to fly; flying; flies; fleeting; rapid, fast, quickly)