37. (n.)fast a chain or rope for mooring a vessel.
Etymology: (1670–80; alter., by assoc. with fast1, of late ME fest, perh. n. use of fest, ptp. of festen to fasten , or < ON festr mooring rope)
Definition of 'FAST'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)fast, fasting abstaining from food
2. (adj)fast acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
3. (adj)fast (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time "my watch is fast"
4. (adj)fast at a rapidtempo "the band played a fast fox trot"
5. (adj)fast (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
6. (adj)fast resistant to destruction or fading "fast colors"
7. (adj)debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast unrestrained by convention or morality "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
8. (adj)flying, quick, fast hurried and brief "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
9. (adj)fast, firm, immobile securely fixed in place "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
10. (adj)firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
11. (verb)fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time "a fast lens"
12. (verb)fast abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
13. (adverb)fast abstain from eating "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
14. (adverb)fast quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) "how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
15. (adverb)fast, tight firmly or closely "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
1. (adjective)fast moving, happening, or doing sth quickly a fast car; the fastest runner on the team; a fast start to the project; the fastest economic growth in years
2. fast (of a clock) showing a time later than the actual time The clock is five minutes fast.
3. (adverb)fast quickly Drive faster!
4. fast fast asleep in a deep sleep My brother was fast asleep.
5. (verb)fast to stop eating food for a particular period of time They fasted from sunrise to sunset.; a two-day fast
Definition of 'FAST'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)FAST in a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably
2. (adj)FAST in a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast
3. (noun)FAST that which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring
4. (noun)FAST the shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster
5. FAST firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door
6. FAST firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong
7. FAST firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend
8. FAST permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors
9. FAST tenacious; retentive
10. FAST not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound
11. FAST moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse
12. FAST given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver
13. (verb)FAST to abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry
14. (verb)FAST 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
Definitions of FAST 
Afrikaans: vinnig
Arabic: سَريع الحَرَكَه
Bulgarian: бърз
Brazilian: rápido
Czech: rychlý
German: schnell
Danish: hurtig
Greek: γρήγορος, ταχύς
Spanish: rápido
Estonian: kiire
Farsi: سریع
Finnish: nopea
French: rapide
Hebrew: מָהִיר
Hindi: तीव्र, दु्रतगामी
Croatian: brz
Hungarian: gyors, sebes
Indonesian: cepat
Icelandic: hraður; hraðskreiður
Italian: veloce
Japanese: 速い
Korean: 빠른
Lithuanian: greitas
Latvian: ātrs; ātrgaitas-
Malay: laju
Dutch: snel
Norwegian: rask, hurtig
Polish: szybki
Persian: سریع
Pashto: تیز
Portuguese: rápido
Romanian: rapid
Russian: скорый
Slovak: rýchly
Slovenian: hiter
Serbian: brz
Swedish: snabb
Thai: ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้เร็ว
Turkish: hızlı, süratli
Taiwanese: 快速移動的
Ukrainian: швидкий; скорий
Urdu: تیز رفتار
Vietnamese: nhanh
Chinese: 快速移动的
