adjective🔗ShareFirmly or securely fixed in place; stable."That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"positionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFirm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong."That definition refers to "fast," not "fastest." "Fast" meaning "secure" or "fortified" is an archaic usage. To give you a sentence for "fastest," meaning "moving with great speed," here's an example: "The cheetah is the fastest land animal." "militarywarbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)"Even after years apart, they remained fastest friends, their loyalty to each other unchanged. "characterattitudehumanpersonfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMoving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid."I am going to buy a fast car."timeabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCausing unusual rapidity of play or action."a fast billiard table"timesportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.""My new computer has the fastest processor, so it can open big files very quickly." "technologycomputingelectronicsmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDeep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people)."The baby was fastest asleep after the long car ride. "physiologybodymindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent."All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast."colormaterialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTenacious; retentive."The student with the fastest memory in the class always remembers the formulas. "mindcharacterabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits."a fast woman"moralcharacterattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAhead of the correct time or schedule."There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.""I think my watch is running fast."timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average."For indoor shots without a flash, use the fastest film you can find to capture enough light. "technicaltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareIn a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound ."Hold this rope as fast as you can."conditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Share(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly ."He is fast asleep."physiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareImmediately following in place or time; close, very near ."The ambulance arrived fastest after the emergency call, reaching the scene in just a few minutes. "timenowChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareQuickly, with great speed; within a short time ."Do it as fast as you can."timeabilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
🔗ShareAhead of the correct time or schedule.""My watch is the fastest; it's showing 9:15, but it's really only 9:05." "timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons."Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent."religionfoodmedicineculturebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading