Fast

[A. S. fæst; Ger. fest, firn a.] Firm; solid; unbroken; set or pre ed close; tight; immovable; firmly fixed; deep; sound; adhering closely; profound. -adv . Firmly; solidly; fixedly.-Swiftly; rapidly; quickly. - In a di ipated manner; extravagantly; prodigally; as, to live fast . -v.n. [A. S. fæstan , to keep, to guard, to fast.] To abstain from eating and drinking; not to take the usual or requisite amount of food; to go hungry. - To mortify the body by abstinence, as a religious duty.