nnoun.actabstaining from foodSynset:fast
Derivationally Related Form:fast
Hypernyms:abstinence
Inherited Hypernyms:fastabstinenceself-denialcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Ramadandietdietinghunger strike
Full Hyponyms:diethunger strikeramadan
vverb.consumptionabstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasonsExamples:- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
Derivationally Related Form:fastfasting
Hypernyms:abstain desist refrain
Inherited Hypernyms:fastabstain
Direct Hyponyms:diet
Full Troponyms:diet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.consumptionabstain from eatingExamples:- Before the medical exam, you must fast
Derivationally Related Form:fastfasting
Hypernyms:abstain desist refrain
Inherited Hypernyms:fastabstain
Direct Hyponyms:diet
Full Troponyms:diet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s