fast+asleep
21fast — {{11}}fast (adj.) O.E. fæst firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed, probably from P.Gmc. *fastuz (Cf. O.Fris. fest, O.N. fastr, Du. vast, Ger. fest), from PIE root *past firm (Cf. Skt. pastyam dwelling place ). The adverb meaning quickly,… …
22fast — I. /fast / (say fahst) adjective 1. moving or able to move quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse. 2. done in comparatively little time: a fast race; fast work. 3. indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as a clock. 4. extremely… …
23fast — 1. adj. & adv. adj. 1 rapid, quick moving. 2 capable of high speed (a fast car). 3 enabling or causing or intended for high speed (a fast road; fast lane). 4 (of a clock etc.) showing a time ahead of the correct time. 5 (of a pitch or ground etc …
24fast — I 1. adjective 1) a fast pace Syn: speedy, quick, swift, rapid; fast moving, fast paced, high speed, turbo, sporty; accelerated, express, blistering, breakneck, pell mell; hasty, hurried; informal nippy …
25fast*/*/*/ — [fɑːst] adj I 1) moving, happening, or doing something quickly Simon loves fast cars.[/ex] The government has promised a fast response to the crisis.[/ex] We were expected to work at a fast pace.[/ex] 2) if a clock is fast, it shows a time that… …
26fast — I 1. adjective 1) a fast pace Syn: speedy, quick, swift, rapid, high speed, accelerated, express, blistering, breakneck, hasty, hurried; informal nippy, scorching, supersonic; Brit.; informal cracking …
27fast — 1. verb /fɑːst,fæst/ To abstain from or eat very little food; to abstain from food for religious reasons. It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover ones life path and purpose. 2 …
28asleep*/*/ — [əˈsliːp] adj not awake The children are fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).[/ex] She was so tired she fell asleep (= began sleeping) in her chair.[/ex] …
29asleep — Hiamoe. ♦ Fast asleep, pa uhia i ka hiamoe, hiamoe pa a loa, kāia i ka hiamoe. ♦ To pretend to be asleep, ho ohiamoe, ho olōlō …
30asleep — a. 1. Sleeping, fast asleep, slumbering, in slumber, in repose, in a sound sleep, in the arms of Morpheus. 2. Dead, in the last sleep, at rest with God …
