Fastadjective
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
âThat rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!â;
Looseverb
(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Looseverb
(transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
Fastadjective
(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
Looseverb
(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
Fastadjective
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
âI am going to buy a fast car.â;
Looseverb
(intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
Fastadjective
Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
âa fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table; a fast dance floorâ;
Looseverb
(archery) to shoot (an arrow)
Fastadjective
Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
Looseverb
(obsolete) To set sail.
Fastadjective
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
Looseverb
(obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
Fastadjective
(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
âAll the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.â;
Looseadjective
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
âThis wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.â;
Fastadjective
(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
Looseadjective
Not held or packaged together.
âYou can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.â;
Fastadjective
(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
âa fast womanâ;
Looseadjective
Not under control.
âThe dog is loose again.â;
Fastadjective
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
âThere must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.â;
Looseadjective
Not fitting closely
âI wear loose clothes when it is hot.â;
Fastadjective
(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
Looseadjective
Not compact.
âIt is difficult walking on loose gravel.â; âa cloth of loose textureâ;
Fastadverb
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
âHold this rope as fast as you can.â;
Looseadjective
Relaxed.
âShe danced with a loose flowing movement.â;
Fastadverb
(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
âHe is fast asleep.â;
Looseadjective
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
âa loose way of reasoningâ;
Fastadverb
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
âThe horsemen came fast on our heels.â;
Looseadjective
Indiscreet.
âLoose talk costs lives.â;
Fastadverb
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
âDo it as fast as you can.â;
Looseadjective
(dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
Fastadverb
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
âI think my watch is running fast.â;
Looseadjective
Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
âHe caught an elbow going after a loose ball.â; âThe puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.â;
Fastnoun
A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
Looseadjective
(dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
Fastnoun
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
Loosenoun
(archery) The release of an arrow.
Fastnoun
The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
âLent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.â;
Loosenoun
(obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
Fastinterjection
(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
Loosenoun
(rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
Fastverb
(intransitive) To restrict oneâs personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
âMuslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.â;
Loosenoun
Freedom from restraint.
Fastverb
To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
âFasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked.â;
Loosenoun
A letting go; discharge.
Fastverb
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.
âThou didst fast and weep for the child.â;
Looseinterjection
(archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
Fastnoun
Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
âSurfeit is the father of much fast.â;
Looseadjective
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
âHer hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.â;
Fastnoun
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
Looseadjective
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; - with from or of.
âNow I standLoose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ?â;
Fastnoun
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.
Looseadjective
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
Fastnoun
That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) 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.
Looseadjective
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
âWith horse and chariots ranked in loose array.â;
Fastadjective
Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
âThere is an order that keeps things fast.â;
Looseadjective
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
âThe comparison employed . . . must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation.â;
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
âOutlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.â;
Looseadjective
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
âThe loose morality which he had learned.â;
Fastadjective
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
Looseadjective
Unconnected; rambling.
âVario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages.â;
Fastadjective
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
Looseadjective
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
Fastadjective
Tenacious; retentive.
âRoses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.â;
Looseadjective
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
âLoose ladies in delight.â;
Fastadjective
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
âAll this while in a most fast sleep.â;
Looseadjective
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
Fastadjective
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
Loosenoun
Freedom from restraint.
Fastadjective
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
Loosenoun
A letting go; discharge.
âVent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.â;
Fastadjective
In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.
Loose
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
âCanst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ?â; âYe shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me.â;
Fastadverb
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
âWe will bind thee fast.â;
Loose
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
âArt thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife.â; âWhatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.â;
Fastadverb
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
âHe, after Eve seduced, unminded slunkInto the wood fast by.â; âFast by the throne obsequious Fame resides.â;
Loose
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
âThe joints of his loins were loosed.â;
Fastnoun
abstaining from food
Loose
To solve; to interpret.
Fastverb
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;
âCatholics sometimes fast during Lentâ;
Looseverb
To set sail.
Fastverb
abstain from eating;
âBefore the medical exam, you must fastâ;
Looseverb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Fastadjective
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly;
âfast filmâ; âon the fast track in schoolâ; âset a fast paceâ; âa fast carâ;
Looseverb
turn loose or free from restraint;
âlet loose minesâ; âLoose terrible plagues upon humanityâ;
Fastadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;
âmy watch is fastâ;
Looseverb
make loose or looser;
âloosen the tension on a ropeâ;
Fastadjective
at a rapid tempo;
âthe band played a fast fox trotâ;
Looseverb
become loose or looser or less tight;
âThe noose loosenedâ; âthe rope relaxedâ;
Fastadjective
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;
âa fast roadâ; âgrass courts are faster than clayâ;
Looseadjective
not restrained or confined or attached;
âa pocket full of loose billsâ; âknocked the ball looseâ; âgot loose from his attackerâ;
Fastadjective
firmly fastened or secured against opening;
âwindows and doors were all fastâ; âa locked closetâ; âleft the house properly securedâ;
Looseadjective
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
âloose gravelâ;
Fastadjective
resistant to destruction or fading;
âfast colorsâ;
Looseadjective
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
âa loose ballâ;
Fastadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality;
âCongreve draws a debauched aristocratic societyâ; âdeplorably dissipated and degradedâ; âriotous livingâ; âfast womenâ;
Looseadjective
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
âloose clothingâ; âthe large shoes were very looseâ;
Fastadjective
hurried and brief;
âpaid a flying visitâ; âtook a flying glance at the bookâ; âa quick inspectionâ; âa fast visitâ;
Looseadjective
not officially recognized or controlled;
âan informal agreementâ; âa loose organization of the local farmersâ;
Fastadjective
securely fixed in place;
âthe post was still firm after being hit by the carâ;
Looseadjective
not literal;
âa loose interpretation of what she had been toldâ; âa free translation of the poemâ;
Fastadjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
âa firm allyâ; âloyal supportersâ; âthe true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoeâ; âfast friendsâ;
Looseadjective
emptying easily or excessively;
âloose bowelsâ;
Fastadverb
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form);
âhow fast can he get here?â; âran as fast as he couldâ; âneeds medical help fastâ; âfast-running riversâ; âfast-breaking newsâ; âfast-opening (or fast-closing) shuttersâ;
Looseadjective
not affixed;
âthe stamp came looseâ;
Fastadverb
firmly or tightly;
âheld fast to the ropeâ; âher foot was stuck fastâ; âheld tightâ;
Looseadjective
not tense or taut;
âthe old man's skin hung loose and grayâ; âslack and wrinkled skinâ; âslack sailsâ; âa slack ropeâ;
Looseadjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
âan open textureâ; âa loose weaveâ;
Looseadjective
not fixed firmly or tightly;
âthe bolts became loose over timeâ; âa loose chair legâ; âloose bricksâ;
Looseadjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
âidle talkâ; âa loose tongueâ;
Looseadjective
not carefully arranged in a package;
âa box of loose nailsâ;
Looseadjective
freely producing mucus;
âa loose phlegmy coughâ;
Looseadjective
having escaped, especially from confinement;
âa convict still at largeâ; âsearching for two escaped prisonersâ; âdogs loose on the streetsâ; âcriminals on the loose in the neighborhoodâ;
Looseadjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
âher easy virtueâ; âhe was told to avoid loose (or light) womenâ; âwanton behaviorâ;
Looseadjective
not bound or fastened or gathered together;
âloose pagesâ; âloose papersâ;
Looseadverb
without restraint;
âcows in India are running looseâ;
Looseadjective
not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached
âthe lorry's trailer came looseâ; âa loose toothâ;
Looseadjective
not held or tied together or contained within something
âpockets bulging with loose changeâ; âwear your hair looseâ;
Looseadjective
(of a person or animal) not tied up or shut in
âthe tethered horses broke looseâ; âthe bull was loose with cattle in the fieldâ;
Looseadjective
(of faeces) containing excessive liquid
âloose bowel movementsâ;
Looseadjective
(of the ball or puck in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
Looseadjective
(of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely
âshe slipped into a loose T-shirtâ;
Looseadjective
not close, compact, or solid in structure or formation
âloose soilâ; âthe fabric's loose weaveâ;
Looseadjective
not rigidly organized
âa loose federation of political groupsâ;
Looseadjective
relaxed; physically slack
âshe swung into her easy, loose strideâ;
Looseadjective
(of play, especially in rugby) with the players not close together.
Looseadjective
not strict or exact
âa loose interpretationâ;
Looseadjective
careless and indiscreet in what is said
âthere is too much loose talk about the situationâ;
Looseadjective
(of play in cricket) inaccurate or careless
âLucas punished some loose bowling severelyâ;
Looseadjective
engaging in casual sexual encounters or relationships
âshe ran the risk of being called a loose womanâ;
Loosenoun
loose play
âhe was in powerful form in the looseâ;
Looseverb
set free; release
âthe hounds have been loosedâ;
Looseverb
make (something) loose; untie or undo
âthe ropes were loosedâ;
Looseverb
relax (one's grip)
âhe loosed his grip suddenlyâ;
Looseverb
fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
âhe loosed off a shot at the vehicleâ;