"faster" in the adjective sense
1. fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
"fast film"
"on the fast track in school"
"set a fast pace"
"a fast car"
2. fast
used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
"my watch is fast"
3. fast
at a rapid tempo
"the band played a fast fox trot"
4. fast
of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
"a fast road"
"grass courts are faster than clay"
5. fast
resistant to destruction or fading
"fast colors"
6. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
unrestrained by convention or morality
"Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"
"deplorably dissipated and degraded"
"riotous living"
"fast women"
7. flying, quick, fast
hurried and brief
"paid a flying visit"
"took a flying glance at the book"
"a quick inspection"
"a fast visit"
8. fast, firm, immobile
securely fixed in place
"the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
9. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
"a firm ally"
"loyal supporters"
"the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
"fast friends"
10. fast
of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
"a fast lens"
"faster" in the adverb sense
1. quicker, faster
more quickly
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