Definition of fast

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Fast (v. i.) A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast..

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Ferial :: Ferial (a.) Belonging to any week day, esp. to a day that is neither a festival nor a fast..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Tenacious; retentive.
Padlock :: Padlock (v. t.) To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock..
Pale :: Pale (n.) A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..
Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth..
Fastened :: Fastened (imp. & p. p.) of Faste.
Iron :: Iron (n.) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
Swab :: Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc..
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..
Reef :: Reef (v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment..
Belace :: Belace (v. t.) To fasten, as with a lace or cord..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors..
Fastish :: Fastish (a.) Rather fast; also, somewhat dissipated..
Latch :: Latch (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing..
Catch :: Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate..
Instop :: Instop (v. t.) To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams..
Fastener :: Fastener (n.) One who, or that which, makes fast or firm..
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