fast

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for fast

fast 🔊 /fæˈst/

fast : ද්‍රුත

fast : වේගයෙන් ගමන් කරන

fast : හිඟු

fast : නිරාහාරව සිටිනවා

fast : කාමුක

fast : උපවාසය

fast : උපවාසයෙහි යෙදෙනවා

fast : ශීඝ්‍ර

fast : ඉක්මන්

fast : ස්ථිර

fast : දැඩි

fast : දැඩි ලෙස

fast : වේගයෙන්

fast : සත්‍යග්‍රහය

fast : යුහුව

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
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.
Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
Tenacious; retentive.
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.

In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

That which fastens or holds; especially, (Nautical.) 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.
The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster.