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Noun
Definition: A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
Definition: The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
Definition: Initialism of Focused assessment with sonography for trauma.
Verb
Definition: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
Definition: abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
Definition: To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
Adjective
Definition: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"
Definition: at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
Definition: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
Definition: resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"
Definition: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
Definition: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
Definition: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
Definition: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
Definition: (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
Definition: Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Adverb
Definition: quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); "how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
Definition: firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
Definition: In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .