Fast Definition–adjective | 1. | moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker. |
| 2. | done in comparatively little time; taking a comparatively short time: a fast race; fast work. |
| 3. | (of time) | a. | indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as of a clock. |
| b. | noting or according to daylight-saving time. |
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| 4. | adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines; one of the fastest pitchers in baseball. |
| 5. | characterized by unrestrained conduct or lack of moral conventions, esp. in sexual relations; wanton; loose: Some young people in that era were considered fast, if not downright promiscuous. |
| 6. | characterized by hectic activity: leading a fast life. |
| 8. | firmly fixed in place; not easily moved; securely attached. |
| 9. | held or caught firmly, so as to be unable to escape or be extricated: an animal fast in a trap. |
| 10. | firmly tied, as a knot. |
| 11. | closed and made secure, as a door, gate, or shutter. |
| 12. | such as to hold securely: to lay fast hold on a thing. |
| 13. | firm in adherence; loyal; devoted: fast friends. |
| 14. | permanent, lasting, or unchangeable: a fast color; a hard and fast rule. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | (of money, profits, etc.) made quickly or easily and sometimes deviously: He earned some fast change helping the woman with her luggage. |
| b. | cleverly quick and manipulative in making money: a fast operator when it comes to closing a business deal. |
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| 16. | Photography. | a. | (of a lens) able to transmit a relatively large amount of light in a relatively short time. |
| b. | (of a film) requiring a relatively short exposure time to attain a given density. |
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| 17. | Horse Racing. | a. | (of a track condition) completely dry. |
| b. | (of a track surface) very hard. |
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–adverb | 18. | quickly, swiftly, or rapidly. |
| 19. | in quick succession: Events followed fast upon one another to the crisis. |
| 20. | tightly; firmly: to hold fast. |
| 22. | in a wild or dissipated way. |
| 23. | ahead of the correct or announced time. |
| 24. | Archaic. close; near: fast by. |
–noun | 25. | a fastening for a door, window, or the like. |
—Idioms| 26. | play fast and loose. play (def. 80). |
| 27. | pull a fast one, Informal. to play an unfair trick; practice deceit: He tried to pull a fast one on us by switching the cards. |
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Internet Definition–noun | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols. |
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Service Definition–noun | 1. | an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. |
| 2. | the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public. |
| 3. | the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts. |
| 4. | the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. |
| 5. | the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service; bus service. |
| 6. | the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant. |
| 7. | employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc. |
| 8. | a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service. |
| 9. | the duty or work of public servants. |
| 10. | the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity. |
| 11. | Military. | a. | the armed forces: in the service. |
| b. | a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war? |
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| 12. | Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece. |
| 13. | Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services. |
| 14. | something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service. |
| 15. | Also called divine service. public religious worship according to prescribed form and order. |
| 16. | a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service. |
| 17. | the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service. |
| 18. | a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy. |
| 19. | a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight. |
| 21. | Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person. |
| 22. | Nautical. tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope. |
| 23. | (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) | a. | the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. |
| b. | the ball or shuttlecock as put into play. |
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| 24. | the mating of a female animal with the male. |
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| 26. | of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs; the service pieces in a set of dishes. |
| 27. | supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions. |
| 28. | supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances. |
| 29. | of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy. |
| 30. | charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check. |
| 31. | providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service industry; a service contract. |
–verb (used with object) | 32. | to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile. |
| 33. | to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. |
| 34. | (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). |
| 35. | Finance. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. |
—Idioms| 36. | at someone's service, ready to be of help or use to someone; at one's disposal: You will have an English-speaking guide at your service. |
| 37. | be of service, to be helpful or useful: If we can be of service, do not hesitate to call. |
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