Fast

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English-Latin I.

fast, adj.

  1. Moving rapidly; quick in motion; rapid; swift.

fast, adv.

  1. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly.

English-Latin II.

fast, n.

  1. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.

fast, v.

  1. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.