How to pronounce “fast”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
• Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
• (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
• Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
• Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
• Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
• (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
• Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.]
• (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]
• (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
• (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]
• (offensive, vernacular, dated, of a girl or young woman) Uncharacteristically mature or promiscuous for one's age.
• Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]
• (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average. [from 20th c.]
• [Noun]
• (British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
• [Interjection]
• (archery) Ellipsis of stand fast, a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.
• [Adverb]
• In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.].
• (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].
• Immediately following in place or time; close, very near [from 13th c.].
• Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].
• Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
• (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
• (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

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