| trick fast one a | a cunning or deceitful action or device, he played a trick on me, he pulled a fast one and got away with it |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball |
fast
fasting | abstaining from food |
| fast lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| fast lane | a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation, life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot |
| Fourier series | the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions, used in the analysis of periodic functions |
Fourier analysis
harmonic analysis | analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components |
| fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
Fourier
Charles Fourier
Francois Marie Charles Fourier | French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (-) |
Fourier Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier | French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (-) |
fast buck
quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
| fast time scale | (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one |
| fast day | a day designated for fasting |
| major fast day | one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar |
| minor fast day | one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar |
Tishah b'Av
Tishah b'Ab
Tisha b'Av
Tisha b'Ab
Ninth of Av
Ninth of Ab
Fast of Av
Fast of Ab | (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem |
| Fast of Gedaliah | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah |
| Fast of Tevet | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevetcommemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust |
| Fast of Esther | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people, the fast is connected with Purim |
| Fast of the Firstborn | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan that is observed only by firstborn males, it is observed on the day before Passover |
| Fast of Tammuz | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz when the walls of Jerusalem were breached |
| fast dye | dye with fast colors, These shirts should be fast-dyed |
transform transmute
metamorphose | change in outward structure or looks, He transformed into a monster, The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle |
| transform | increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) |
| transform | change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species |
| transform | convert (one form of energy) to another, transform energy to light |
transform
transmute transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature, This experience transformed her completely, She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture, transubstantiate one element into another |
| translate transform | change from one form or medium into another, Braque translated collage into oil |
| transform | subject to a mathematical transformation |
stand pat
stand firm
hold firm
stand fast | refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
| fast | abstain from eating, Before the medical exam, you must fast |
| fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons, Catholics sometimes fast during Lent |
adhere
hold fast
bond
bind stick
stick to | stick to firmly, Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? |
flim-flam
play a joke on play tricks
trick
fob
fox
pull a fast one on
play a trick on
c | deceive somebody, We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week |
fast asleep(p)
sound asleep(p) | sleeping deeply, lying fast asleep on the sofa, it would be cruel to wake him, he's sound asleep |
| fast | (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time, a fast lens |
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 |
| 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 |
| fast-breaking | occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession, the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion |
| fast-paced | of communication that proceeds rapidly, a fast-paced talker, fast-paced fiction |
| fast | at a rapid tempo, the band played a fast fox trot |
| fast | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time, my watch is fast |
swift-footed
fast-footed | having rapidly moving feet |
fast
firm
immobile | securely fixed in place, the post was still firm after being hit by the car |
flying
quick
fast | hurried and brief, paid a flying visit, took a flying glance at the book, a quick inspection, a fast visit |
aggressive
fast-growing(a)
strong-growing | tending to spread quickly, an aggressive tumor |
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 |
fast-flying
flying | moving swiftly, fast-flying planes, played the difficult passage with flying fingers |