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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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Lock :: Lock (n.) A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.

Defix :: Defix (v. t.) To fix; to fasten; to establish.

Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..

Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants..

Flake :: Flake (n.) A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things..

Palla :: Palla (n.) An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with brooches..

Nefast :: Nefast (a.) Wicked.

Stedfast :: Sted (adv.) Alt. of Stedfastl.

Saw :: Saw (v. i.) To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast..

Lasher :: Lasher (n.) A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also lashing.

Literal :: Literal (a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.

Unstock :: Unstock (v. t.) To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast..

Overnice :: Overnice (a.) Excessively nice; fastidious.

Seal :: Seal (v. t.) Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret..

Set :: Set (v. t.) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud..

Unbutton :: Unbutton (v. t.) To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.

Hairpin :: Hairpin (n.) A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women..

Shut :: Shut (a.) Closed or fastened; as, a shut door..

Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..