abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food / abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting

The quality or state of being strongly attached; firmness, secureness, tenacity. / The quality or state of moving quickly; quickness, rapidity, swiftness.

plural of fastness

simple past tense and past participle of fast

Initialism of Focused assessment with sonography for trauma.

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T also was coined in recognition of the word fast, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.

plural of fasting

A surname.

plural of bed-fast

plural of go-fast