Definition of fast

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Fast (v. i.) Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.

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Clamp :: Clamp (v. t.) To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
Bit :: Bit (v.) The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened..
Manacle :: Manacle (v. t.) To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers..
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles..
Mop :: Mop (n.) An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle..
Steadfastness :: Steadfastly (adv.) In a steadfast manner; firmly.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler..
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter..
Seal :: Seal (n.) That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it..
Literal :: Literal (a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers..
Card :: Card (n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back..
Unnail :: Unnail (v. t.) To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
Lash :: Lash (n.) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back..
Lent :: Lent (n.) A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior..
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..
Fast :: Fast (v. i.) To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
Mooring :: Mooring (n.) The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings..
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