Fasting

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  • v. Present participle of fast.
  • n. Action of the verb to fast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of abstaining from food; the act of observing a fast.
  • n. In the law and customs of ancient communities, particularly in Ireland, a method for the collection of debts, by which the creditor went to the door of the debtor, and there sat down to stay without food until paid: a person who would not yield to this form of demand was treated thereafter in some sense as an outlaw.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abstaining from food
  • Equivalent
    hurrying    high-speed    quick    express    meteoric    fast-paced    accelerated    instantaneous    scurrying    alacritous   
    Antonym
    loose   
    Verb Form
    fasted    fasting    fastness    fasts   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    fasted    fasting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    immovable    impregnable    strong    steadfast    faithful    permanent    durable    lasting    tenacious    retentive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Nast    aghast    amassed    asked    ast    bast    blast    cast    caste    classed   
    Same Context
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    rapid    then    high-speed    regular    efficient    forward    speedy    assembly    understand    laugh