holding+fast
1fast — [[t]fɑ͟ːst, fæ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ faster, fastest, fasts, fasting, fasted 1) ADJ GRADED Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in questions or statements about speed. ...fast cars with flashing lights and… …
2fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …
3fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …
4fast — ; fasting This word (derived from Old English for holding fast ) refers to the penitential practice of going without food and water for a given period of time; the purpose of fasting is spiritual self discipline, penance for one s sins, and… …
5Fast Food Nation (film) — Fast Food Nation Theatrical release poster Directed by Richard Linklater Produced by …
6Fast — • Abstinence from food or drink Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fast Fast † Catholic …
7Fast food restaurant — McDonald s is the largest fast food restaurant chain in the world. [cite web |title=R I Top 400 Chain Restaurants 2007|url=http://www.rimag.com/archives/2007/07a/top 400.asp|publisher= Restaurants Institutions |accessdate=2008 02 10 ] ] A fast… …
8Fast of the Firstborn — Infobox Holiday caption = J. M. W. Turner s depiction of the Plague of the Firstborn ( The Tenth Plague of Egypt , 1802) holiday name = Fast of the firstborn official name = Hebrew: תענית בכורות ( Ta anit B chorot ) or תענית בכורים ( Ta anit B… …
9fast — {{11}}fast (adj.) O.E. fæst firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed, probably from P.Gmc. *fastuz (Cf. O.Fris. fest, O.N. fastr, Du. vast, Ger. fest), from PIE root *past firm (Cf. Skt. pastyam dwelling place ). The adverb meaning quickly,… …
10fast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. starve, diet, abstain. See asceticism. adj. swift, speedy, fleet, quick, rapid; secure, firm, permanent, steadfast, profound; wild, rakish, dissipated. See velocity, junction, impurity, tenacity,… …
