Fast - English meaning

verb

(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.

Usage examples:

The car accelerated towards her

verb

Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints

noun

An addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.

Usage examples:

Languages that work like this, where whole phrases or clauses can be formed in one word by attachin…

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Attach your safety line to the bridge

verb

Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

Usage examples:

They bound her hands and feet

noun

A problematical situation.

Usage examples:

He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb

To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together

Usage examples:

The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

adjective

(of heat) intense.

Usage examples:

The blistering heat of the desert

verb

Form blisters on the skin or other surface.

Usage examples:

The surface of the door began to blister

adjective

Very strong and severe

Usage examples:

The vice president launched a blistering attack on senate republicans.

adjective

Dangerously or extremely fast.

Usage examples:

He drove at breakneck speed

adjective

Dangerously fast

Usage examples:

They were cycling along at breakneck speed.

adjective

Active and energetic.

Usage examples:

A good brisk walk

verb

Quicken something.

Usage examples:

Mary brisked up her pace

adjective

Quick, energetic, and active

Usage examples:

I took a brisk walk., business has been brisk lately., a brisk (= cold but pleasant) wind blew acro…

adverb

In an active, quick, or energetic way.

Usage examples:

She walked briskly into the building

adverb

In a quick, energetic way

Usage examples:

She walked briskly into town., beat the eggs whites briskly until soft peaks form., "let's get it o…

adjective

Not open.

Usage examples:

Rooms with closed doors lined the hallway

verb

Move so as to cover an opening.

Usage examples:

She jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing

adjective

Temporarily not open for business

Usage examples:

The library is closed on tuesday.

adverb

Totally; utterly.

Usage examples:

The fire completely destroyed the building

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Usage examples:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

Usage examples:

Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

noun

Two people or things of the same sort considered together.

Usage examples:

A couple of girls were playing marbles

verb

Link or combine (something) with something else.

Usage examples:

A sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss

noun

Two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected

Usage examples:

I’m packing a couple of sweaters in case it gets cold., we’re having two couples over for dinner.

adjective

Indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

Usage examples:

A debauched lifestyle

verb

Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.

Usage examples:

He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavoured to corrupt parliament

adjective

Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.

Usage examples:

A decaying, decadent britain

noun

A person who is luxuriously self-indulgent.

Usage examples:

For half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari

adjective

A decadent person or group has low moral standards

Usage examples:

A decadent society, the decadent court surrounding the king, humorous champagne and chocolates for …

adverb

Far down or in.

Usage examples:

He breathed deeply

adverb

Extremely or strongly

Usage examples:

Everyone was deeply impressed by his performance.

noun

The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

Usage examples:

A vegetarian diet

verb

Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.

Usage examples:

I began dieting again

noun

A legislative assembly in certain countries.

Usage examples:

The diet met to approve the budget for the next quarter

adjective

(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

Usage examples:

Dissipated behaviour

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

Usage examples:

The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

adjective

Spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol

Usage examples:

He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars.

adjective

(of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

Usage examples:

Unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute

adjective

Showing a lack of good character and morals; immoral

Usage examples:

A dissolute life

adverb

In a manner showing or involving great activity or vitality.

Usage examples:

The royal pair were dancing energetically

adverb

With a lot of energy

Usage examples:

Many community groups have energetically opposed the idea., for some people the morning is a time o…

verb

Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.

Usage examples:

He expressed complete satisfaction

adjective

Operating at high speed.

Usage examples:

Executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42

adverb

By express train or delivery service.

Usage examples:

I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

Usage examples:

Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

adjective

Developing or changing very quickly

Usage examples:

Companies such as these need to adapt constantly in fast-moving markets., after working for some ye…

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

Past simple and past participle of fasten

Usage examples:

Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened., this shirt fastens at the back., i fastened the sti…

noun

A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

Usage examples:

He lay bound with fetters of iron

verb

Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.

Usage examples:

There were no chains immediately available to fetter the prisoners

verb

To keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress

Usage examples:

Fettered by he felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.

adverb

With little possibility of movement; securely.

Usage examples:

The door remained firmly shut

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

adverb

To look continuously at one thing

Usage examples:

Taylor was staring fixedly at her.

adjective

Moving or able to move through the air with wings.

Usage examples:

A flying ant

noun

Flight, especially in an aircraft.

Usage examples:

She hates flying

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

adverb

With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

Usage examples:

Maybe i acted too hastily

adverb

Said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

Usage examples:

"he looks good for his age. not that 55 is old," she added hastily., some thought the government ac…

adjective

Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.

Usage examples:

A hasty attempt to defuse the situation

adjective

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

Usage examples:

He warned against making hasty decisions., now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions., we saw the…

adjective

Moving or operating at a fast rate

Usage examples:

A high-speed drill

adjective

Used to describe something that moves or operates very quickly

Usage examples:

High-speed access/communication/transmission the 3g standard is designed to offer high-speed access…

adjective

Done in a hurry; rushed.

Usage examples:

I ate a hurried breakfast

verb

Move or act with great haste.

Usage examples:

We'd better hurry

adverb

In a quick or rushed manner.

Usage examples:

He hurriedly packed his things and left

adverb

In a way that is hurried (= done very quickly or too quickly)

Usage examples:

The party was a rather hurriedly arranged affair., families hurriedly prepared for the storm, board…

adjective

Not sensible or restrained; excessive.

Usage examples:

Immoderate drinking

adjective

Too much or many, or more than is usual or reasonable

Usage examples:

Immoderate drinking, immoderate demands

adjective

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.

Usage examples:

Unseemly and immoral behaviour

adjective

Not following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought

Usage examples:

Discrimination on the basis of race is immoral., the immorality of lying

adjective

Not able to be moved.

Usage examples:

All immovable objects have graffiti sprayed on them

noun

Immovable property.

Usage examples:

If george wishes to deny the right of inheritance, ‘he must do so with regard to movable as well as…

adjective

Fixed in place and impossible to move

Usage examples:

Without the help of heavy equipment, that large rock is immovable.

adverb

Used to describe how someone has a firm opinion that is impossible to change

Usage examples:

She remains immovably certain of the result., he is immovably hostile to any variant of socialism.,…

adjective

(of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.

Usage examples:

An indelible marker pen

noun

Not able to be removed or erased

adjective

Impossible to remove by washing or by any other method

Usage examples:

An indelible mark, fig. his performance of hamlet left an indelible impression on all who saw it.

adjective

Having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.

Usage examples:

Intemperate outbursts concerning global conspiracies

adjective

Showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled

Usage examples:

An intemperate outburst, intemperate language, the governor said he would not be provoked into inte…

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

Usage examples:

Four of us were jammed in one compartment

verb

Make (fruit) into jam.

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

Usage examples:

Paper jams

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

adjective

Enduring or able to endure over a long period of time.

Usage examples:

They left a lasting impression

verb

(of a process, activity, or state) continue for a specified period of time.

Usage examples:

The guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes

adjective

Continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time

Usage examples:

These poems have won him a lasting reputation as puerto rico’s finest love poet.

noun

A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

Usage examples:

A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb

Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.

Usage examples:

Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun

A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

adjective

Full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

Usage examples:

A lively and uninhibited girl

adjective

Having or showing a lot of energy and enthusiasm, or showing interesting and exciting thought

Usage examples:

We have a lively group of seniors who meet to discuss the books they’ve read., imelda takes a livel…

adjective

Disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way.

Usage examples:

The louche world of the theatre

adjective

Not completely moral or honest, often in an attractive way

Usage examples:

A louche young man approached her on the dance floor.

adjective

Relating to meteors or meteorites.

Usage examples:

Meteoric iron

adjective

Of or like a meteor

Usage examples:

Meteoric rock, a meteoric rise to fame

adjective

Developing very fast and attracting a lot of attention

Usage examples:

Speculation on the currency has helped its meteoric rise of 16% against the us dollar in a year., h…

adjective

Quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Usage examples:

With a deft motion of her nimble fingers

adjective

Quick and exact in movement or thought; agile

Usage examples:

A nimble mind, he tried to catch his friend, but she was too nimble.

adverb

Very fast and not organized

Usage examples:

At the sound of the alarm bell, the customers ran pell-mell for the doors.

adjective

Lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.

Usage examples:

A permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea

noun

A perm for the hair.

Usage examples:

A woman with a home permanent

adjective

Lasting for a long time or forever

Usage examples:

Are you looking for a temporary job or something permanent?, he entered the united states in 1988 a…

adjective

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

Profligate consumers of energy

noun

A licentious, dissolute person.

Usage examples:

He is a drunkard and a profligate

adjective

Moving fast or doing something in a short time.

Usage examples:

In the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate

adverb

At a fast rate; quickly.

Usage examples:

He'll find some place where he can make money quicker

noun

The soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.

Usage examples:

You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewin…

adverb

At a fast speed; rapidly.

Usage examples:

Reg's illness progressed frighteningly quickly

adverb

At a fast speed

Usage examples:

We'll have to walk quickly to get there on time., quickly now, you two, daddy's waiting in the car!…

adjective

Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

Usage examples:

He had a rakish, debonair look

adjective

(especially of a boat or car) smart and fast-looking, with streamlined angles and curves.

Usage examples:

A rakish chevrolet

adjective

A rakish man, especially a rich man, lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women

Usage examples:

He has a rakish air about him., he wore his hat at a rakish angle.

adjective

Happening in a short time or at a great rate.

Usage examples:

The country's rapid economic decline

noun

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

Usage examples:

Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids

adjective

Quick or sudden

Usage examples:

Rapid growth, there’s been rapid change in china., we kept up a rapid pace., males grow more rapidl…

adverb

Very quickly; at a great rate.

Usage examples:

The business is expanding rapidly

adverb

In a fast or sudden way

Usage examples:

Things are changing very rapidly., the country's oil reserves are rapidly declining.

adjective

Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

Usage examples:

You mustn't be so reckless

noun

A length of thick strong cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, or similar material.

Usage examples:

There was no way down, even with a rope

verb

Catch, fasten, or secure with rope.

Usage examples:

The calves must be roped and led out of the stockade

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

adjective

Certain to remain safe and unthreatened.

Usage examples:

His position as party leader was less than secure

adverb

In a fixed or stable manner.

Usage examples:

Keep the lid securely fastened

adverb

Firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to fall, move, or break

Usage examples:

Please make sure that your seatbelts are securely fastened.

adjective

Allowing yourself to have or do anything you want

Usage examples:

A lot of the poetry is just self-indulgent nonsense., my parents’ trip to hawaii was an unusual sel…

adjective

(of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen.

Usage examples:

His shameless hypocrisy

verb

Move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.

Usage examples:

Shut the window, please

verb

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

adjective

Wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins.

Usage examples:

Sinful men

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

Usage examples:

You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

The smart of the recent cuts

adverb

Quickly or promptly.

Usage examples:

Your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible

adverb

In a quick way

Usage examples:

The problem was speedily solved., their tour speedily sold out.

adjective

Done or occurring quickly.

Usage examples:

A speedy recovery

adjective

Very quick or fast

Usage examples:

They hope to bring a speedy end to the conflict., the error can be speedily corrected.

adjective

Fond of or good at sport.

Usage examples:

Tracksuits don't necessarily mean you're sporty

adjective

Stylish and suitable for active people

Usage examples:

They drive a sporty red car., you’re looking very sporty in your new jacket.

adjective

(especially of an old person) lively; full of energy.

Usage examples:

She was quite sprightly for her age

adjective

(especially of old people) energetic and in good health

Usage examples:

He's a sprightly old man of 75.

adjective

(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.

Usage examples:

Specially designed dinghies that are very stable

noun

A building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.

Usage examples:

The horse was led from its stable

verb

Put or keep (a horse) in a stable.

Usage examples:

They must be stabled and fed

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

noun

A strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something.

Usage examples:

Her bra strap

verb

Fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap.

Usage examples:

I had to strap the bag to my bicycle

verb

An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

Usage examples:

He stuck his fork into the sausage

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Usage examples:

Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

noun

A long, thin piece of something.

Usage examples:

a stick of dynamite

adjective

Happening quickly or promptly.

Usage examples:

A remarkably swift recovery

adverb

Swiftly.

Usage examples:

Streams that ran swift and clear

noun

A swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.

Usage examples:

The white-throated swift is a large, slender swift with long wings and a narrow tail, usually held …

adverb

At high speed; quickly.

Usage examples:

She got up and walked swiftly to the door

adverb

Quickly or immediately

Usage examples:

Walking swiftly, he was at the office within minutes.

adjective

Moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

An old mahogany grandfather clock with a swinging pendulum

noun

The action of moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

All clocks used to keep time by the swinging of a pendulum

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

Her long black skirt swung about her legs

verb

Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Usage examples:

The horse had been tethered to a post

noun

A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.

Usage examples:

Regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows

noun

A rope, chain, or other device used to attach a person or animal to a fixed object

Usage examples:

Asthma kept him tethered to an oxygen tank.

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

Usage examples:

He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

idiom

Secure with or as if with ropes

phrasal verb

Bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.

Usage examples:

Robbers tied her up and ransacked her home

phrasal verb

Occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.

Usage examples:

She would be tied up at the meeting all day

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Usage examples:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Usage examples:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

adverb

Closely and firmly.

Usage examples:

My hand gripped tightly on to the knife

adverb

In a strongly controlled way

Usage examples:

Her decision to run for office was a tightly held secret., dorothy held her dog tightly so he would…

preposition

Expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).

Usage examples:

Walking down to the shops

adverb

So as to be closed or nearly closed.

Usage examples:

He pulled the door to behind him

infinitive particle

Used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive.

Usage examples:

I set out to buy food

abbreviation

Turkey (international vehicle registration).

noun

Short for turbocharger.

combining form

Having or driven by a turbine.

Usage examples:

Turboshaft

adjective

Not able to be moved.

Usage examples:

The cypresses stand tall and unbudgeable in the blustery wind

adjective

Not restrained or restricted.

Usage examples:

A display of unrestrained delight

adjective

Not limited in any way

Usage examples:

Unrestrained fury, unrestrained capitalism

noun

A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

Usage examples:

They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense du…

noun

A storm with strong winds that move in a circle

Usage examples:

The film created a whirlwind of controversy., a whirlwind tour

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Usage examples:

A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

Usage examples:

Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him