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fast adjective

  /fæst/ , /fɑːst/
  • Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
 luath, mear
  • (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
 ceangailte, suite

fast verb

  /fæst/ , /fɑːst/
  • (transitive) (academic) To cause a person or animal to abstain, especially from eating.
 bí ag troscadh, déan troscadh

fasting noun

  /ˈfæstɪŋ/ , /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/
  • Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
  • Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.
 céalacan, troscadh
fast food
bia áise
fast-moving
luaineach
acid-fast
aigéadobach
break one's fast
lón
hard-and-fast
absalóid
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