fast
suomi-englanti sanakirjafast englannista suomeksi
kevytkenkäinen
paastota
pikaisesti, kovaa, lujaa, nopeasti
nopea
kesto-
uskollinen
paastoaminen, paasto
edistävä
lujasti kiinni, kiinni, lujasti kiinni oleva
tiukasti, lujasti
valoherkkä
Substantiivi
fast englanniksi
(ux)
(syn)
(ant)
(hypo)
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
(RQ:Spenser Irelan)
- out-lawes (..) lurking in woods and fast places
Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like (m).) (defdate)
1933, Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddy DeLange, “(song)|Moonglow”
- I still hear you sayin', "Dear one, hold me fast"
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. (defdate)
Having a energy between 1 million and 20 million volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a fission or fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
(quote-book)
Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
(circa) (w), ''(w)'', Tragedy of Macbeth (unsourced)|Act V, scene 1:
- Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.
Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. (defdate)
(RQ:Bacon Of Garden)
- Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.
Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. (defdate)
1852, John Swaby, ''Physiology of the Opera'' (page 74)
- (..) we remember once hearing a fast man suggest that they were evidently "nobs who had overdrawn the badger by driving fast cattle, and going it high" — the exact signification of which words we did not understand (..)
(quote-journal)
1979, (w), "(w)":
- You're alone with her at last / And you're waiting 'til you think the time is right / Cause you've heard she's pretty fast / And you're hoping that she'll give you some tonight.
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound (defdate).
(circa) (w), ''(w)'', Act II, scene 5http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=merchantvenice&Scope=entire&pleasewait=1&msg=pl:
- (smallcaps):
- (..)Do as I bid you; shut doors after you:
- Fast bind, fast find;
- A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near (defdate).
(quote-journal)| title=Pennies streaming from heaven| passage=Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies. Piracy soared, and sales of albums and films slid. Newspapers lost advertising and readers to websites. Stores selling books, CDs and DVDs went bust. Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives.
A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
(syn), fast train
Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
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.
''Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.''
(RQ:KJV)
- Thou didst fast and weep for the child.
(RQ:Milton Paradise Regained)
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
(imperative of)
(uxi)
(inflection of)
fast (gloss)
(l), (l), (l), (l), (l)
(l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)
solid (as opposed to liquid)