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 |
seller's market sellers' market | a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell |
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 |
best seller bestseller | a book that has had a large and rapid sale |
fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
bookdealer book seller | a dealer in books, a merchant who sells books |
print seller | someone who sells etchings and engravings etc. |
seller marketer vender vendor trafficker | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money |
slopseller slop-seller | a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing |
stationer stationery seller | a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies |
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 |
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 |
fast | resistant to destruction or fading, fast colors |
acid-fast | not easily decolorized by acid solutions, pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis) |
fast | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds, a fast road, grass courts are faster than clay |
hard-and-fast strict | (of rules) stringently enforced, hard-and-fast rules |