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What does the word fast mean?

Part of speech: verb intransitive

To abstain from food.

Part of speech: noun

Abstinence from food, or a period prescribed for it.

Part of speech: adverb

Firmly; securely; soundly.

Part of speech: adverb

Rapidly; swiftly.

Part of speech: adjective

Swift; speedy.

Part of speech: adjective

Ahead of the standard, as a timepiece.

Part of speech: adjective

Dissipated; dissolute.

Usage examples for fast

If I had no more, you would ask the question fast enough. – The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers by Georg Ebers
We went very fast." – Umboo, the Elephant by Howard R. Garis
I knew, I thought, what he had to hold fast to. – Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler