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fast 1 F0046500 (făst)adj. fast·er, fast·est 1. Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.2. a. Accomplished in relatively little time: a fast visit.b. Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously: made a fast buck scalping tickets.3. Quick to understand or learn; mentally agile: a class for the faster students.4. Indicating a time somewhat ahead of the actual time: The clock is fast.5. Allowing rapid movement or action: a fast running track.6. Designed for or compatible with a short exposure time: fast film.7. a. Disposed to dissipation; wild: ran with a fast crowd.b. Flouting conventional moral standards; sexually promiscuous.8. Resistant, as to destruction or fading: fast colors.9. Firmly fixed or fastened: a fast grip.10. Fixed firmly in place; secure: shutters that are fast against the rain.11. Lasting; permanent: fast rules and regulations.12. Deep; sound: in a fast sleep.adv. faster, fastest 1. In a secure manner; tightly: hold fast.2. To a sound degree; deeply: fast asleep.3. In a rapid manner; quickly.4. In quick succession: New ideas followed fast.5. Ahead of the correct or expected time: a watch that runs fast.6. In a dissipated, immoderate way: living fast.7. Archaic Close by; near.Idiom: fast friend A friend who is firm in loyalty: became fast friends after only knowing each other a few months.
[Middle English, from Old English fæst, firm, fixed; see past- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: fast1, rapid, swift, fleet2, speedy, quick, expeditious
These adjectives refer to something marked by great speed. Fast and rapid are often used interchangeably, though fast is more often applied to the person or thing in motion, and rapid to the activity or movement involved: a fast runner; rapid strides. Swift suggests smoothness and sureness of movement (a swift current), and fleet, lightness of movement (The cheetah is the fleetest of animals). Speedy refers to velocity (a speedy train) or to promptness or hurry (a speedy resolution to the problem). Quick most often applies to what takes little time or to what is prompt: a quick snack; your quick reaction. Expeditious suggests rapid efficiency: sent the package by the most expeditious means. See Also Synonyms at faithful.
fast 2 F0046500 (făst)intr.v. fast·ed, fast·ing, fasts 1. To abstain from food.2. To eat very little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline.n.1. The act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food.2. A period of such abstention or self-denial.
[Middle English fasten, from Old English fæstan; see past- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  faster - more quickly quicker |
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faster than you can say Jack RobinsonExtremely quickly; almost immediately; suddenly or in a very short space of time. Once I'm finished with high school, I'll be outta this two-bit town faster than you can say Jack Robinson! I was out fishing one day when, faster than you can say Jack Robinson, a 20-pound trout jumped out of the water and right into my lap!See also: can, faster, jack, Robinson, sayfaster than greased lightningExtremely fast. Wow, that car just blew past me—it's faster than greased lightning! When I take tests, I'm faster than greased lightning, so I'm sure I'll be the first one done.See also: faster, grease, lightningthe bigger/faster/etc. the betterThe more of a given characteristic something has, the better it will be for one's purposes. The noun being described can come before the phrase, or immediately after the comparative adjective In this day and age of identity theft and cyber attacks, the more complicated your passwords, the better. Pour me a drink, Johnny—the stronger the better.See also: better, big, fasterfaster than a cat lapping chain lightningExtremely fast. That car took off out of here faster than a cat lapping chain lightning—no wonder the cops stopped him.See also: cat, chain, faster, lap, lightningfaster and fasterAt an increasingly fast speed. Hey, if you keep driving faster and faster, you're going to get pulled over for speeding.See also: and, fasterfaster than a speeding bulletExtremely fast. The phrase was most famously used to describe Superman in the theme song to Adventures of Superman. You're gonna have to run faster than a speeding bullet to beat this girl—she can maintain a pace that is basically superhuman.See also: bullet, faster, speedingfaster and fasterat an increasing rate of speed; fast and then even faster. The car went faster and faster and I was afraid we would crash. The cost of education goes up faster and faster every year.See also: and, fasterthe ˌbigger, ˌfaster, etc. the ˈbetter used to say that something should be as big, fast, etc. as possible: As far as the hard disk is concerned, the bigger the better.See also: betterfaster than a speeding bullet and FTASB phr. & comp. abb. Very fast. (From the introduction to the old radio program, The Adventures of Superman. Superman was faster than a speeding bullet.) I’ll be there FTASB. I ordered it on Wednesday, and it was on my doorstep, faster than a speeding bullet, the next day. See also: bullet, faster, speedingfaster than a cat lapping chain lightningAnother old Southern expression, this one meaning very fast indeed.See also: cat, chain, faster, lap, lightningEncyclopediaSeeFastMedicalSeefastFASTER
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| FASTER➣First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (Down Syndrome) | | FASTER➣Florida Automated System for Transferring Educational Records | | FASTER➣Fully Automated Screen Trading and Electronic Registration | | FASTER➣Flow, Analyze, Solve, Target, Execute, Review (business methodology) | | FASTER➣Freight Action Strategy Eastern Route | | FASTER➣First Aid Short Term Emergency Response | | FASTER➣Facial Droop, Arm drift, Speech, Transport rapidly, Evaluate again (stroke assessment/reatment) |
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