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- pronunciation:
- faest
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fasts, fasting, fasted |
| definition 1: |
to cease to eat food.
She had to fast for twelve hours before the surgery.- antonyms:
- eat
- similar words:
- hunger, starve
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| definition 2: |
to eat very little food or to cease eating specific foods, esp. for religious or political reasons.
My family fasts during the holy days.- antonyms:
- feast
- similar words:
- abstain, forbear
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a period when one ceases to eat food.
- similar words:
- famine, self-denial, starvation
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| definition 2: |
a period when one eats very little or only specific food, esp. for religious or political reasons.
- synonyms:
- fast day, hunger strike
- similar words:
- abstinence, forbearance, holy day, Ramadan, Yom Kippur
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| related words: |
abstention |
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