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fast1 British & World English

moving or capable of moving at high speed

fast2 British & World English

abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance

Fast, Howard Melvin British & World English

(1914–2003), US writer. He is best known for his historical novels and as a member of the Communist party 1943–56 who was imprisoned in 1950 for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities

acid-fast British & World English

denoting bacteria that cannot be decolorized by an acid after staining, which is characteristic of the mycobacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy

fast food British & World English

easily prepared processed food served in snack bars and restaurants as a quick meal or to be taken away

fast ice British & World English

ice that covers seawater but is attached to land

fast lane British & World English

a lane of a motorway or dual carriageway for use by traffic that is overtaking or moving more quickly than the rest

fast-talk British & World English

pressurize (someone) into doing something using rapid or misleading speech

hold fast in hold1 British & World English

remain tightly secured

colour fast British & World English

dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out

fast worker in fast1 British & World English

a person who makes rapid progress or achieves results quickly, especially in love affairs

fast break British & World English

a swift attack from a defensive position in basketball, soccer, and other ball games

fast track British & World English

a route or method which provides for more rapid results than usual

fast-twitch British & World English

(of a muscle fibre) contracting rapidly, thus providing strength rather than endurance

fast breeder (also fast breeder reactor) British & World English

a breeder reactor in which the neutrons causing fission are not slowed by any moderator

fast forward British & World English

a control on a tape or video recorder for winding the tape forward rapidly

fast neutron British & World English

a neutron with high kinetic energy, especially one released by nuclear fission and not slowed by any moderator

fast reactor British & World English

a nuclear reactor in which fission is caused mainly by fast neutrons

a fast or quick buck in buck2 British & World English

easily and quickly earned money

fast-pitch softball (also fast-pitch) British & World English

a variety of the game of softball, featuring fast underhand pitching

hard and fast in hard British & World English

(of a rule or a distinction made) fixed and definitive

thick and fast in thick British & World English

rapidly and in great numbers

play fast and loose in play British & World English

behave irresponsibly or immorally

life in the fast lane in fast lane British & World English

an exciting and eventful lifestyle, especially one bringing wealth and success

handfast British & World English

engage (someone) to be married

fast-pitch in fast-pitch softball (also fast-pitch) British & World English

a variety of the game of softball, featuring fast underhand pitching

fast-forward in fast forward British & World English

wind (a tape) forward rapidly

fast breeder reactor in fast breeder (also fast breeder reactor) British & World English

a breeder reactor in which the neutrons causing fission are not slowed by any moderator

leg British & World English

each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands

fast English-French

jeûne m

fast1 English-German

fasten

fast2 English-Italian

digiuno m

fast1 English-Spanish

rápido

fast2 English-Spanish

rápidamente, rápido

fast German-English

almost

fast food English-French

restauration f rapide

fast food English-German

im Schnellrestaurant angebotenes Essen

fast lane English-German

Überholspur

fast food English-Italian

fast food m inv

fast lane English-Italian

corsia f di sorpasso

fast food English-Spanish

comida f rápida