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fast

1  [fast, fahst] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
2. done in comparatively little time; taking a comparatively short time: a fast race; fast work.
3. (of time)
a. indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as of a clock.
b. noting or according to daylight-saving time.
4. adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines; one of the fastest pitchers in baseball.
5. characterized by unrestrained conduct or lack of moral conventions, esp. in sexual relations; wanton; loose: Some young people in that era were considered fast, if not downright promiscuous.
6. characterized by hectic activity: leading a fast life.
7. resistant: acid-fast.
8. firmly fixed in place; not easily moved; securely attached.
9. held or caught firmly, so as to be unable to escape or be extricated: an animal fast in a trap.
10. firmly tied, as a knot.
11. closed and made secure, as a door, gate, or shutter.
12. such as to hold securely: to lay fast hold on a thing.
13. firm in adherence; loyal; devoted: fast friends.
14. permanent, lasting, or unchangeable: a fast color; a hard and fast rule.
15. Informal.
a. (of money, profits, etc.) made quickly or easily and sometimes deviously: He earned some fast change helping the woman with her luggage.
b. cleverly quick and manipulative in making money: a fast operator when it comes to closing a business deal.
16. Photography.
a. (of a lens) able to transmit a relatively large amount of light in a relatively short time.
b. (of a film) requiring a relatively short exposure time to attain a given density.
17. Horse Racing.
a. (of a track condition) completely dry.
b. (of a track surface) very hard.
–adverb
18. quickly, swiftly, or rapidly.
19. in quick succession: Events followed fast upon one another to the crisis.
20. tightly; firmly: to hold fast.
21. soundly: fast asleep.
22. in a wild or dissipated way.
23. ahead of the correct or announced time.
24. Archaic. close; near: fast by.
–noun
25. a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
—Idioms
26. play fast and loose. play (def. 80).
27. pull a fast one, Informal. to play an unfair trick; practice deceit: He tried to pull a fast one on us by switching the cards.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE fæst firm; c. D vast, ON fastr firm, G fest; akin to fast 2

Synonyms:
1, 2. fleet, speedy. See quick. 5. dissipated, dissolute, profligate, immoral; wild, prodigal. 8. secure, tight, immovable, firm. 9. inextricable. 13. faithful, steadfast. 14. enduring. 20. securely, fixedly, tenaciously. 22. recklessly, wildly, prodigally.

Antonyms:
1, 2. slow. 5, 6. restrained. 8. loose.
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pull   (pŏŏl)   
v.   pulled, pull·ing, pulls

v.   tr.

  1. To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.

  2. To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.

  3. To tug at; jerk or tweak.

  4. To rip or tear; rend.

  5. To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.

  6. To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.

  7. Informal To attract; draw: a performer who pulls large crowds.

  8. Slang To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use: pull a gun; pulled a knife on me.

  9. Informal To remove: pulled the engine; pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.

  10. Sports To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.

  11. Nautical

    1. To operate (an oar) in rowing.

    2. To transport or propel by rowing.

    3. To be rowed by: That boat pulls six oars.

  12. To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.

  13. Printing To produce (a print or an impression) from type.

v.   intr.

  1. To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force.

  2. To drink or inhale deeply: pulled on the cold beer with gusto; pull on a cigarette.

  3. Nautical To row a boat.

  4. Informal To express or feel great sympathy or empathy: We're pulling for our new president.

n.  

  1. The act or process of pulling.

  2. Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling.

  3. A sustained effort: a long pull across the mountains.

  4. Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.

  5. A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.

  6. Slang A means of gaining special advantage; influence: The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

  7. Informal Ability to draw or attract; appeal: a star with pull at the box office.

  8. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.

  9. To move ahead: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race.

  10. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.

  11. To reduce to a lower level.

  12. To depress, as in spirits or health.

  13. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary.

  14. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.

  15. To rein in; restrain.

  16. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example).

  17. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.

  18. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out.

  19. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.

  20. To instruct or force (a motorist) to bring his or her vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over.

  21. To bring or come to a halt.

  22. To move to a position or place ahead, as in a race.

Phrasal Verb(s):
pull aheadTo move ahead, as in a race.
pull away

  1. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.

  2. To move ahead: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race.

pull backTo withdraw or retreat.
pull down

  1. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.

  2. To reduce to a lower level.

  3. To depress, as in spirits or health.

  4. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary.

pull in

  1. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.

  2. To rein in; restrain.

  3. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example).

pull off Informal To perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.
pull out

  1. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.

  2. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out.

pull over

  1. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.

  2. To instruct or force (a motorist) to bring his or her vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over.

pull roundTo restore or be restored to sound health.
pull throughTo come or bring successfully through trouble or illness.
pull up

  1. To bring or come to a halt.

  2. To move to a position or place ahead, as in a race.


Idiom(s):
pull a fast one Informal To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud.

Idiom(s):
pull (oneself) togetherTo regain one's composure.

Idiom(s):
pull (one's) punchesTo refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations.

Idiom(s):
pull (one's) weightTo do one's own share, as of work.

Idiom(s):
pull out all the stops Informal To deploy all the resources or force at one's disposal: The Inaugural Committee pulled out all the stops when arranging the ceremonies.

Idiom(s):
pull (someone's) legTo play a joke on; tease or deceive.

Idiom(s):
pull somethingTo carry out a deception or swindle.

Idiom(s):
pull strings/wires Informal To exert secret control or influence in order to gain an end.

Idiom(s):
pull the plug on Slang To stop supporting or bring to an end: pulled the plug on the new art courses.

Idiom(s):
pull the rug (out) from under Informal To remove all support and assistance from, usually suddenly.

Idiom(s):
pull the stringBaseball To throw an off-speed pitch.

Idiom(s):
pull the wool over (someone's) eyesTo deceive; hoodwink.

Idiom(s):
pull togetherTo make a joint effort.

Idiom(s):
pull up stakesTo clear out; leave: She pulled up stakes in New England and moved to the desert.

[Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian.]
pull'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause something to move toward the source of an applied force: pull a sled up a hill; drag furniture across the floor; drew up a chair; hauls wood from the forest; a car that tows a trailer; tugged at the oars.
Antonym: push
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
pull a fast one

  1. tv.
    to outwit or outsmart someone by a clever and timely maneuver. : Don't try to pull a fast one on me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fast  (v.)
O.E. fæstan "to fast" (as a religious duty), from P.Gmc. *fastejan (cf. O.Fris. festia, O.H.G. fasten, O.N. fasta), from the same root as fast (adj.). The original meaning was "hold firmly," and the sense evolution is via "firm control of oneself," to "holding to observance" (cf. Goth. fastan "to keep, observe," also "to fast"). Presumably the whole group is a Gmc. translation of M.L. observare "to fast."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 3fast
Function: noun
1 : the practice of fasting
2 : a time of fasting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

fast 2
v. fast·ed, fast·ing, fasts

  1. To abstain from food.

  2. To eat little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline.

n.

  1. The act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food.

  2. A period of such abstention or self-denial.

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Idioms & Phrases

pull a fast one

Also, put over a fast one. Engage in a deceitful practice or play an unfair trick. For example, He pulled a fast one when he gave me that fake employment record, or She tried to put over a fast one, but we found out in time to stop her. [Slang; c. 1920]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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