Definition: abstaining from food
Similar words: abstinence
Definition: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
Synonyms: fast
Definition: abstain from eating
Usage: Before the medical exam, you must fast
Similar words: desist, abstain, refrain
Definition: choose not to consume
Usage: I abstain from alcohol
Synonyms: fast
Definition: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
Usage: Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
Similar words: desist, abstain, refrain
Definition: choose not to consume
Usage: I abstain from alcohol
Synonyms: fast
Definition: (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
Usage: a fast lens
Similar words: causative
Definition: producing an effect
Usage: poverty as a causative factor in crime
Synonyms: fast, firm, truehearted, loyal
Definition: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Usage: a firm ally; loyal supporters; the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; fast friends
Similar words: faithful
Definition: steadfast in affection or allegiance
Usage: years of faithful service; faithful employees; we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor
Synonyms: fast
Definition: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Usage: fast film; on the fast track in school; set a fast pace; a fast car
Similar words: accelerated
Definition: speeded up, as of an academic course
Usage: in an accelerated program in school
Similar words: alacritous
Definition: quick and eager
Usage: an alacritous response to the invitation
Similar words: red-hot, hot, blistering
Definition: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
Usage: a hot sports car; a blistering pace; got off to a hot start; in hot pursuit; a red-hot line drive
Similar words: double-quick
Definition: (of a marching cadence) very quick
Similar words: express
Definition: without unnecessary stops
Usage: an express train; an express shipment
Similar words: fast-breaking
Definition: occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession
Usage: the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion
Similar words: fast-paced
Definition: of communication that proceeds rapidly
Usage: a fast-paced talker; fast-paced fiction
Definition: moving very fast
Usage: fleet of foot; the fleet scurrying of squirrels; a swift current; swift flight of an arrow; a swift runner
Similar words: high-speed, high-velocity
Definition: operating at high speed
Usage: a high-speed food processor; a high-velocity shell
Similar words: hurrying, scurrying
Definition: moving with great haste
Usage: affection for this hurrying driving...little man; lashed the scurrying horses
Similar words: immediate, quick, prompt, straightaway
Definition: performed with little or no delay
Usage: an immediate reply to my letter; a prompt reply; was quick to respond; a straightaway denial
Similar words: instant, instantaneous
Definition: occurring with no delay
Usage: relief was instantaneous; instant gratification
Similar words: meteoric
Definition: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
Usage: a meteoric rise to fame
Definition: accomplished rapidly and without delay
Usage: was quick to make friends; his quick reaction prevented an accident; hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem; a speedy recovery; he has a right to a speedy trial
Similar words: rapid
Definition: done or occurring in a brief period of time
Usage: a rapid rise through the ranks
Definition: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Usage: a rapid movement; a speedy car; a speedy errand boy
Similar words: smart
Definition: quick and brisk
Usage: I gave him a smart salute; we walked at a smart pace
Similar words: winged
Definition: very fast; as if with wings
Usage: on winged feet
Similar words: windy
Definition: resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
Usage: a windy dash home
Synonyms: fast
Definition: at a rapid tempo
Usage: the band played a fast fox trot
Similar words: allegro
Definition: (of tempo) fast
Similar words: allegretto
Definition: (of tempo) faster than allegro
Similar words: andantino
Definition: (of tempo) moderately fast
Similar words: presto
Definition: (of tempo) very fast
Similar words: prestissimo
Definition: (of tempo) as fast as possible
Similar words: vivace
Definition: (of tempo) very fast and lively
Synonyms: firm, fast, immobile
Definition: securely fixed in place
Usage: the post was still firm after being hit by the car
Similar words: fixed
Definition: securely placed or fastened or set
Usage: a fixed piece of wood; a fixed resistor
Definition: hurried and brief
Usage: paid a flying visit; took a flying glance at the book; a quick inspection; a fast visit
Similar words: hurried
Definition: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
Usage: a hurried trip to the store; the hurried life of a city; a hurried job
Synonyms: riotous, profligate, libertine, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast
Definition: unrestrained by convention or morality
Usage: Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society; deplorably dissipated and degraded; riotous living; fast women
Similar words: immoral
Definition: deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Synonyms: fast
Definition: resistant to destruction or fading
Usage: fast colors
Similar words: imperviable, impervious
Definition: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
Usage: a material impervious to water; someone impervious to argument
Synonyms: fast
Definition: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
Usage: a fast road; grass courts are faster than clay
Similar words: smooth
Definition: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
Usage: smooth skin; a smooth tabletop; smooth fabric; a smooth road; water as smooth as a mirror