Definition of fast

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Fast (v. i.) To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence..

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Stee :: Stedfastly (adv.) See Stead, Steadfast, etc..
Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..
Boggle :: Boggle (n.) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
Surcingled :: Surcingle (n.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist..
Cotter :: Cotter (v. t.) To fasten with a cotter.
Express :: Express (n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality..
Splintered :: Splint (v. t.) To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Breastband :: Breastband (n.) A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door..
Unglue :: Unglue (v. t.) To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue..
Unbaned :: Unbaned (a.) Wanting a band or string; unfastened.
Truss :: Truss (n.) To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fasten, as shores, with treenails..
Runner :: Runner (n.) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding..
Persist :: Persist (v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book..
Fastigiated :: Fastigiated (a.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed..
Mortar :: Mortar (v. t.) To plaster or make fast with mortar.
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