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  Fast \Fast\, a. [Compar. Faster; superl. Fastest.] [OE.,
     firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D.
     vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan.
     fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the
     idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use.
     Cf. Fast, adv., Fast, v., Avast.]
     1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,
        unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the
        door.
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              There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.
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     2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;
        impregnable; strong.
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              Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or
        alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
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     4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by
        washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
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     5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]
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              Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their
              smells.                               --Bacon.
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     6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
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              All this while in a most fast sleep.  --Shak.
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     7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast
        horse.
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     8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;
        reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a
        fast liver. --Thackeray.
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     9. In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make
        possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast
        racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard
        table, etc.
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     Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,
        esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play
        fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy
        or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.
        ``Play fast and loose with faith.'' --Shak.
  
     Fast and loose pulleys (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by
        side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another
        shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re["e]ngage
        the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be
        stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to
        the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and
        vice versa.
  
     Hard and fast (Naut.), so completely aground as to be
        immovable.
  
     To make fast (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as
        a vessel, a rope, or a door.
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  Faster \Fast"er\, n.
     One who abstains from food.
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  Fast \Fast\, a. [Compar. Faster; superl. Fastest.] [OE.,
     firm, strong, not loose, AS. f?st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast,
     OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and
     perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of
     keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use. Cf.
     Fast, adv., Fast, v., Avast.]
     1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,
        unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the
        door.
  
              There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.
  
     2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;
        impregnable; strong.
  
              Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or
        alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
  
     4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by
        washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
  
     5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]
  
              Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their
              smells.                               --Bacon.
  
     6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
  
              All this while in a most fast sleep.  --Shak.
  
     7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast
        horse.
  
     8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;
        reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a
        fast liver. --Thackeray.
  
     Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,
        esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play
        fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy
        or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.
        ``Play fast and loose with faith.'' --Shak.
  
     Fast and loose pulleys (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by
        side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another
        shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re["e]ngage
        the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be
        stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to
        the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and
        vice versa.
  
     Hard and fast (Naut.), so completely aground as to be
        immovable.
  
     To make fast (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as
        a vessel, a rope, or a door.

  Faster \Fast"er\, n.
     One who abstains from food.

  faster
       adv : more quickly [syn: quicker]

  faster
     Danish n.
     (l en paternal aunt) (q: one's father's sister)
     Elfdalian n.
     paternal aunt
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     a paternal aunt
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a paternal aunt
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 (infl of nn faste  indef p)
     2 (nn-former-context: 2012) (infl of nn fasta  indef p)
     Swedish n.
     c paternal aunt

  FASTER
     phr.
     (lb en medicine pathology) (acronym of en face, arms, stability,
  talking, eyes, react) {ngd|A mnemonic for diagnosing a (l en
  cerebrovascular accident  CVA) or (l en stroke). The mnemonic
  F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word (m fr faster), as
  a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.}

  faster
     a.
     (en-comparative of: fast)
     adv.
     (en-comparative of fast POS=adverb)
     n.
     One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.

  FASTER
     phr.
     (lb en medicine pathology) (acronym of en face, arms, stability,
  talking, eyes, react) {ngd|A mnemonic for diagnosing a (l en
  cerebrovascular accident  CVA) or (l en stroke). The mnemonic
  F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word (m fr faster), as
  a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.}

  faster
     Danish n.
     (l en paternal aunt) (q: one's father's sister)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a paternal aunt
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (infl of nb faste  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb faste  pres)
     Old Swedish a.
     fast, firm

  FASTER
     phr.
     (lb en medicine pathology) (acronym of en face, arms, stability,
  talking, eyes, react) {ngd|A mnemonic for diagnosing a (l en
  cerebrovascular accident  CVA) or (l en stroke). The mnemonic
  F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word (m fr faster), as
  a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.}

  faster
     Danish n.
     (l en paternal aunt) (q: one's father's sister)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a paternal aunt
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (infl of nb faste  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb faste  pres)
     Old Swedish a.
     fast, firm

  FASTER
     phr.
     (lb en medicine pathology) (acronym of en face, arms, stability,
  talking, eyes, react) {ngd|A mnemonic for diagnosing a (l en
  cerebrovascular accident  CVA) or (l en stroke). The mnemonic
  F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word (m fr faster), as
  a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.}

  faster
     Ruotsi n.
     täti, isän sisko (+luokka sv suku)
     Tanska n.
     täti (isänpuoleinen) (+luokka da suku)

  faster
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj fast)
     Engelska adv.
     (böjning en adv fast)
     n.
     1 (tagg: kat=släktingar) fars syster
     2 (tagg: kat=släktingar) fars brors hustru

  faster
     n.
     1 (tagg: kat=släktingar) fars syster
     2 (tagg: kat=släktingar) fars brors hustru

  faster /fˈastʔʌ/ 
  1. aunt
  2. paternal aunt

  Faster /fˈastə/
  أسرع

  faster /fˈastə/
  rychleji

  faster /fˈastə/
  rychlejší

  faster /fˈastə/ 
  rychlejší

  faster /fˈastə/ 
  cyflymach 

  faster /fˈastə/
  beschleunigt 

  faster /fˈastə/
  schneller, rasanter
   see: fast, fastest
  

  faster /fˈastə/
  brže

  faster /fˈastə/ 
  mais rápido, mais depressa

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  леля

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  Tante

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  θεία

  faster /fˈastər/
  1. aunt
  2. paternal aunt

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  täti

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  tante

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  zia, zia paterna

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  amita

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  tante

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  stryjenka

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  tia

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  tía, tía paternal

  faster /fˈastər/ 
  hala

  
/ˈfæstɝ/

  
/²f'asːtɛr/

  a. 更快的;
  ad. 更快地;

  Faster
     更快的