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Term used in cognitive psychology
In cognitive psychology, fast mapping is the term used for the hypothesized mental process whereby a new concept is learned (or a new hypothesis formed)
Fast_mapping
Universal Pictures media franchise
Universal announced Fast & Furious Live, a series of live shows which combine stunt driving, pyrotechnics and projection mapping to recreate scenes from
Fast_&_Furious
American psychologist
Carey has developed are fast mapping, whereby children learn the meanings of words after a single exposure; extended mapping, folk theories, and Quinian
Susan_Carey
Acquisition of language skills during childhood
meaning with a new word after only one exposure. This is referred to as “fast mapping”. At 20 months of age, when presented with three familiar objects (e
Phonological_development
Border Collie noted for its intelligence
with a single exposure, apparently using a canine equivalent of the fast mapping mechanism used by humans. Subject to the anti-Clever Hansing protocols
Rico_(dog)
Intellectual capacity of dogs
The dog subsequently retrieved the item given its name. In humans, "fast mapping" is the ability to form quick and rough hypotheses about the meaning
Dog_intelligence
Computational navigational technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a process where a computer constructs or updates a map of an unknown environment while simultaneously
Simultaneous localization and mapping
Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping
Texturing technique for bumps/wrinkles in computer graphics
smooth surface. Bump mapping is much faster and consumes fewer resources for the same level of detail compared to displacement mapping because the geometry
Bump_mapping
Horse who performed math tricks (1890s–1910s)
Julia (2004-06-11). "Word Learning in a Domestic Dog: Evidence for "Fast Mapping"". Science. 304 (5677): 1682–1683. doi:10.1126/science.1097859. ISSN 0036-8075
Clever_Hans
Problem setup in machine learning
computational biology abstract reasoning Few-shot learning Transfer learning Fast mapping Explanation-based learning Xian, Yongqin; Lampert, Christoph H.; Schiele
Zero-shot_learning
Rescheneder, Philipp; von Haeseler, Arndt (2013). "NextGenMap: fast and accurate read mapping in highly polymorphic genomes". Bioinformatics. 29 (21): 2790–2791
List of sequence alignment software
List_of_sequence_alignment_software
Method of environment mapping in computer graphics
←→↑↓ ▶ +– In computer graphics, cube mapping is a method of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape. The environment is
Cube_mapping
Image processing technique
simple and fast (since they can be implemented using look-up tables), but they can cause a loss of contrast. Examples of common global tone mapping methods
Tone_mapping
such as the whole object or taxonomic constraints, they did exhibit fast mapping and mutual exclusivity. Halberda (2003) was one of the first studies
Mutual exclusivity (psychology)
Mutual_exclusivity_(psychology)
Ethernet standards that carry data at the nominal rate of 100 Mbit/s
networking, Fast Ethernet physical layers carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100 Mbit/s. The prior Ethernet speed was 10 Mbit/s. Of the Fast Ethernet physical
Fast_Ethernet
American cognitive psychologist (born 1939)
sparse-distributed memory, false balance, disinformation attack, and fast mapping. Through the years approximately 120 students, post-docs, and visiting
Robert_A._Bjork
School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
cognitive abilities. Susan Carey has introduced concepts such as fast mapping, extended mapping, Quinan bootstrapping, and folk theorization to explain learning
Department of Psychology (Harvard University)
Department_of_Psychology_(Harvard_University)
Lean-management method for analyzing the current state and designing a future state
Value-stream mapping, also known as material- and information-flow mapping, is a lean-management method for analyzing the current state and designing
Value-stream_mapping
2015 film by James Wan
7 (also known as Fast & Furious 7) is a 2015 action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Furious_7
Type of geometric transformation
In plane geometry, a shear mapping is an affine transformation that displaces each point in a fixed direction by an amount proportional to its signed
Shear_mapping
Aspect of human language faculty
similarities in first words across children (e.g., mama, daddy, dog). Fast mapping is the idea that children may be able to gain at least partial information
Mental_lexicon
Method of defining surface detail on a computer-generated graphic or 3D model
complex mappings such as height mapping, bump mapping, normal mapping, displacement mapping, reflection mapping, specular mapping, occlusion mapping, and
Texture_mapping
Theory about language acquisition
four groups were compared on a receptive syntactic bootstrapping task (fast mapping task). The task materials included the presentation of familiar and novel
Syntactic_bootstrapping
Map of customer perceptions
Perceptual mapping or market mapping is a diagrammatic technique used by asset marketers that attempts to visually display the perceptions of customers
Perceptual_mapping
2013 film by Justin Lin
Fast & Furious 6 (titled onscreen as Furious 6) is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to
Fast_&_Furious_6
Cognitive science prize
Susan Carey Theories of conceptual development and language development, fast mapping Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University
Rumelhart_Prize
Process of language acquisition
is a vocabulary spurt between 18 and 24 months, which includes fast mapping. Fast mapping is the babies' ability to learn a lot of new things quickly. The
Language_development
Types of interactive mapping services
Web mapping or online mapping is the process of using, creating, and distributing maps on the World Wide Web (the Web), usually through the use of Web
Web_mapping
Generalized learning mechanism
Tamara Nicol; Hafri, Alon; Gleitman, Lila R. (2013). "Propose but verify: Fast mapping meets cross-situational word learning". Cognitive Psychology. 66 (1):
Statistical learning in language acquisition
Statistical_learning_in_language_acquisition
Process of learning words
their presence. Additionally, research on word learning suggests that fast mapping, the rapid learning that children display after a single exposure to
Vocabulary_development
3D graphics texturing technique
Horizon mapping is a texture mapping technique in 3D computer graphics used to simulate realistic self-shadowing on surfaces with displaced details, such
Horizon_mapping
Fluorescence microscopy technique
Yang, Samuel; Deisseroth, Karl (2015). "SPED Light Sheet Microscopy: Fast Mapping of Biological System Structure and Function". Cell. 163 (7): 1796–1806
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy
Light_sheet_fluorescence_microscopy
attached to the growing participator's home-world lexical concepts (fast mapping). Ultimately, the growing participator doesn't know words in a piecemeal
Growing_Participator_Approach
Verbal and non-verbal interspecies communication
Fischer (11 June 2004). "Word Learning in a Domestic Dog: Evidence for "Fast Mapping"" (PDF). Science. 304 (5677): 1682–3. Bibcode:2004Sci...304.1682K. doi:10
Human–animal_communication
Study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors
the study of past underwater depths. Synonyms include seafloor mapping, seabed mapping, seafloor imaging and seabed imaging. Bathymetric measurements
Bathymetry
Method to draw shadows in computer graphic images
Shadow mapping or shadowing projection is a process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics. This concept was introduced by Lance Williams
Shadow_mapping
Design optimization methodology
models of different complexities. In engineering design, space mapping aligns a very fast coarse model with the expensive-to-compute fine model so as to
Space_mapping
American cognitive psychologist
S. L. (2015). Rapid consolidation of new knowledge in adulthood via fast mapping. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(9), 486–488. Musz, E., & Thompson-Schill
Sharon_Thompson-Schill
Netherlands-based mapping data company
here) is a multinational group based in The Netherlands specialized in mapping technologies, location data, and related automotive services to individuals
Here_Technologies
Branch of developmental psycholinguistics
acquisition phenomena such as mutual exclusivity, one-trial learning or fast mapping, and the use of social intentions. While these results seem to be robust
Statistical language acquisition
Statistical_language_acquisition
Practice of teaching behaviors to dogs
responses to stimuli. One example of cognitive learning in dogs is the fast mapping inferential reasoning demonstrated by Chaser and Rico in controlled research
Dog_training
Identification and study of genomic sequences
PMC 2705234. PMID 19451168. Li, Heng (March 2016). "Minimap and miniasm: fast mapping and de novo assembly for noisy long sequences". Bioinformatics. 32 (14):
Sequence_analysis
For data analysis, Random mapping (RM) is a fast dimensionality reduction method categorized as feature extraction method. The RM consists in generation
Random_mapping
American psychologist and academic
already associate with food. Horst, J. S., & Samuelson, L. K. (2008). Fast mapping but poor retention by 24-month-old infants. Infancy, 13(2), pages 128–157
Larissa_Samuelson
to be individually detected and measured, making intensity mapping a considerably faster method. Aug 1977: Varshalovich and Khersonskii calculate the
Intensity_mapping
Kathryn Joan Shaffer c-11m December 6, 1971, revised 2nd version 1988 Video Mapping the Earth's Surface Arthur H. Robinson & Randall D. Sale c-16m May 1, 1969
List_of_Coronet_Films_films
Russian technology company
services including a web browser, search engine, cloud computing, web mapping, online food ordering, streaming media, online shopping, and a ridesharing
Yandex
Root-finding algorithm
Adapa, Raviteja (January 2014). "Hardware architecture design and mapping of 'Fast Inverse Square Root' algorithm". 2014 International Conference on Advances
Fast_inverse_square_root
8m 1972 video [346] The Ghost of Captain Peale: Linear Measurement and Mapping with Metric Units (Davidson Films); Elizabeth Janeway color 12m August
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
Study of a computer network's physical connections
make faster and more sensible maps. An example of such an effort is the OPTE project, which is attempting to develop a system capable of mapping the internet
Network_mapping
American language and communication scientist
Susan; Venker, Courtney E.; Evans, Julia L.; Moyle, Maura J. (2011). "Fast mapping in late-talking toddlers". Applied Psycholinguistics. 34 (1): 69–89.
Susan_Ellis_Weismer
Identifying the binding site of an antibody on its target antigen
In immunology, epitope mapping is the process of experimentally identifying the binding site, or epitope, of an antibody on its target antigen (usually
Epitope_mapping
American multinational technology company
address a wide range of use cases, including email (Gmail), navigation and mapping (Waze, Maps, and Earth), cloud computing (Cloud), web navigation (Chrome)
Model of the constraints of project management
budget without adjusting schedule or scope will lead to lower quality. "Good, fast, cheap. Choose two." as stated in the Common Law of Business Balance (often
Project_management_triangle
Application of animation to add a temporal component to a map displaying change
Animated mapping is the application of animation, either a computer or video, to add a temporal component to a map displaying change in some dimension
Animated_mapping
Concept in applied mathematics
NUFFT algorithms and software libraries, transforms are classified by the mapping direction between uniform and nonuniform representations, reflecting linear-operator
Non-uniform discrete Fourier transform
Non-uniform_discrete_Fourier_transform
Family of protocols for solving consensus
traditional Paxos protocols can be migrated to an RDMA network by simply mapping the message send operations to native RDMA operations, doing so leaves
Paxos_(computer_science)
Faculty (division) - Faculty (teaching staff) - False memory - Fartlek - Fast mapping - Fear conditioning - Fellow - Filmstrip - Finishing school - Flashbulb
Index_of_education_articles
sleepover with her friends at Shannon's, Shannon reveals that she has been mapping out where she thinks the beast has been around the village and wants to
List_of_Wolfblood_episodes
Faculty psychology False awakening Family therapy Fanaticism Fantasy Fast mapping Fear Fear of flying Feature integration theory Feeble-minded Feedback
Index_of_psychology_articles
Soviet Thought. 44 (3): 229–230. Farred, Grant (2000). "Endgame Identity? Mapping the New Left Roots of Identity Politics". New Literary History. 31 (4):
History of democratic socialism
History_of_democratic_socialism
singles discs. Hubbs, Nadine (May 1, 2007). "'I Will Survive': musical mappings of queer social space in a disco anthem" (PDF). Popular Music. 26 (2):
History_of_disco
Technique for making decisions
Business decision mapping (BDM) is a technique for making decisions, particularly for the kind of decisions that often need to be made in business. It
Business_decision_mapping
Evolution of the art and science of mapmaking
and History of web mapping. Aerial photography and satellite imagery have provided high-accuracy, high-throughput methods for mapping physical features
History_of_cartography
Suite of algorithms
mapping (LDDMM) is a specific suite of algorithms used for diffeomorphic mapping and manipulating dense imagery based on diffeomorphic metric mapping
Large deformation diffeomorphic metric mapping
Large_deformation_diffeomorphic_metric_mapping
Simulation of reflective surfaces
approximate reflections can usually be computed faster by using simpler methods such as environment mapping. Reflections on shiny surfaces like wood or tile
Reflection (computer graphics)
Reflection_(computer_graphics)
Polish space company
hyperspectral imager that tested new technologies for agriculture, mineral mapping and urban planning which would be processed by a "Leopard Data Processing
KP_Labs
Software-engineering approach
"Continuous deployment of software intensive products and services: A systematic mapping study". Journal of Systems and Software. 123: 263–291. doi:10.1016/j.jss
Continuous_deployment
German chapbook
www.persee.fr/doc/rhren_0181-6799_1980_num_11_2_1183 Prager, Debra N. "Mapping the World and the Self: Fortunatus and the Age of Discovery." In Orienting
Fortunatus_(book)
Digital image features for object recognition
Conference on Computer Vision, 1998. Crow, F, "Summed-area tables for texture mapping Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine", in Proceedings of SIGGRAPH
Haar-like_feature
Scanning electron microscopy technique
Wilkinson and Maurice et al. raised the rotation limit to ~11° by using a re-mapping technique that recalculated the strain after transforming the patterns
Electron backscatter diffraction
Electron_backscatter_diffraction
Restrictions on using GPS in China
special authorization from the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the State Council. Consequences of the restriction include fines
Restrictions on geographic data in China
Restrictions_on_geographic_data_in_China
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber
equipped with a trimetrogon camera array used in high-altitude topographical mapping. During the summer and fall of 1942, the Flying Fortress was flown primarily
Old_666
Strong form of uniform continuity
functions. Intuitively, a Lipschitz continuous function is limited in how fast it can change: there exists a real number such that, for every pair of points
Lipschitz_continuity
Video-sharing platform
the original on November 2, 2013. "2013: Year in Rewind (report title) / Mapping the Landscape (specific section title)". Next Big Sound. January 2014.
YouTube
pixels/s. Texture - The rate at which textures can be mapped by the texture mapping units onto a polygon mesh. Measured in texels/s. Performance Shader operations
List of AMD graphics processing units
List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units
{\displaystyle f} is the dominant frequency of the wave packet, found by fast Fourier transform. As the measurement probes the frequency of the wave packet
SRAS
Object–relational mapping solution
Hibernate object–relational mapping (ORM) framework for the Microsoft .NET platform. It provides a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model
NHibernate
Anglican church in Shropshire, England
London: HMSO. p. 280. Retrieved 12 May 2026. "Sheriff Hales, 1/2 Manor". Mapping the Medieval Countryside. University of Winchester/King’s College London
St Mary's Church, Sheriffhales
St_Mary's_Church,_Sheriffhales
Efficient variable-length integer encoding
unsigned and signed LEB128 encoding for various fields. LLVM, in its Coverage Mapping Format LLVM's implementation of LEB128 encoding and decoding is useful
LEB128
Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023. "Mapping major events in the Israel-Palestine war". Al Jazeera. 23 October 2023
Timeline of the Gaza war (7 October 2023 – 27 October 2023)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(7_October_2023_–_27_October_2023)
American defense technology company
facilities designed to manufacture advanced autonomous weapons systems faster than near-peer American geopolitical rivals. The first is termed "Arsenal-1"
Anduril_Industries
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
Retrieved November 26, 2021. Mandiberg, Michael (February 23, 2020). "Mapping Wikipedia". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021
Wikipedia
Ethernet-based fieldbus system
systems - Mapping of profile type 1 to network technologies - Part 7-304: Generic interface and use of profiles for power drive systems - Mapping of profile
EtherCAT
American marine technology company
deepest solo dive at 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and Deep Flight, designed to descend faster than previous deep-diving submersibles. Later, she left DOE to become the
DOER_Marine
Gobi Basin (Mongolia) on the basis of U-Pb calcite dating and elemental mapping of eggshells, and interpret their findings as indicative of utility of
2025 in archosaur paleontology
2025_in_archosaur_paleontology
Language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien
Old Norse forms; names of the Kingdom of Rhovanion by Gothic forms, thus mapping the genetic relation of his fictional languages on to the existing historical
Westron
NASA management philosophy
The "faster, better, cheaper" approach (FBC) was a management philosophy adopted by NASA under Administrator Daniel Goldin (1992–2001). Following the end
"Faster, better, cheaper" approach
"Faster,_better,_cheaper"_approach
the previous San Marino Grand Prix; Ford Cosworth V6 B187 cars: engine mapping; Dick Scammel, general head of engineering; Martin Walters, chief development
List_of_Equinox_episodes
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Politics Review Exclusive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. "Mapping the Global Muslim Population – A Report on the Size and Distribution of
George_W._Bush
Michael Benson (1997). Aerial Multispectral Videography for Vegetation Mapping and Assessment of Beaver Distribution within Selected Riparian Areas of
Environmental impacts of beavers
Environmental_impacts_of_beavers
Tabular data representation in memory
model requires mapping its two-dimensional scheme into a one-dimensional space. Data orientation is to the decision taken in this mapping. There are two
Data_orientation
DC Studios film by James Gunn
2022. Couch, Aaron (November 10, 2022). "James Gunn, Peter Safran Are Mapping Out "Eight- to 10-Year Plan" for DC". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived
Superman_(2025_film)
Superhero media franchise
2022. Couch, Aaron (November 10, 2022). "James Gunn, Peter Safran Are Mapping Out "Eight- to 10-Year Plan" for DC". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived
DC_Universe_(franchise)
Web mapping service
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360°
Google_Maps
Shadow library search engine
proprietary data freely available, which Anna described as "a major milestone in mapping out all the books in the world". OCLC, WorldCat's maintainer, responded
Anna's_Archive
Base pairs in molecular genetics
2018). "Modeling RNA secondary structure folding ensembles using SHAPE mapping data". Nucleic Acids Research. 46 (1): 314–323. doi:10.1093/nar/gkx1057
Non-canonical_base_pairing
Appleton-Century-Crofts. Retrieved 2024-10-01. "The escheator: a short introduction". Mapping the Medieval Countryside: Properties, Places & People. University of Winchester
List_of_obsolete_occupations
Collection of loosely coupled services used to build computer applications
coupling, and enables independent deployment and scaling. However, other mappings may also be appropriate: a one-to-many relationship can arise when a bounded
Microservices
American business executive (born 1960)
explained in an internal letter why the company removed the Hong Kong mapping app used by protesters to coordinate movements. In 2016, Cook signed a
Tim_Cook
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Boy/Male
Norse
Firm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or settlement, or outside it to the east, or a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east of a place. As an American family name, this surname has absorbed various other European names with similar meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Newsome.English (East Anglia) : patronymic from New 1.
Biblical
which is before or in front of a person
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : probably a habitational name from Haste near Wunstorf or Osnabrück.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch haest ‘hasty’.Swedish : soldier’s name, from hast ‘haste’, ‘hurry’.English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : reduced form of Hayhurst.
Boy/Male
Italian Latin
Lucky.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Hand
Female
Egyptian
, impulse, motion.
Boy/Male
French, German, Indian, Italian, Latin
Lucky; Fortunate; Enjoying Good Luck
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent)
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent) : possibly a nickname from Norman caste ‘chaste’, ‘virtuous’ (from Old French chaste).Possibly an altered spelling of French Caste, cognate with 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French enfant ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone of a childish (or childlike) disposition. This name arose when, in medieval England, Anglo-Norman French l’enfant was wrongly understood as le fant.Italian : Venetian variant of Infante.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Girl/Female
Latin
Fortunate.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : derivative of Goff.English (East Anglia) : variant of Coward.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Personification of the heat of the sun.
FAST MAPPING
FAST MAPPING
Boy/Male
Latin American French Spanish
Mariner.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Guidance
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bird
Girl/Female
Muslim
Walking with pride, To walk with a swinging gait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Gunby in East Yorkshire, which is named from the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’, or from Gunby St. Nicholas or Gunby St. Peter in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse male personal name Gunni + býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Male
German
Contracted form of German Bardawulf, BARDULF means "bright wolf."
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Light
Male
Japanese
(1-泰裕, 2-泰弘, 3-æå¼˜, 4-æ³°åš) Japanese name YASUHIRO means 1) "calm and leisurely," 2) "most calm," 3) "most respectful, and 4) "abundant tranquility."
Girl/Female
Hindu
True
Girl/Female
Arabic
Part of Earth
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a.
Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
n.
The week last past; last week.
v. t.
To strike with the fist.
n.
The last night; the night last past.
superl.
Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
v.
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
v. t.
To gripe with the fist.
n.
The year last past; last year.
adv.
On the last night past.
imp. & p. p.
of Cast
v.
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
n.
The fist.
v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
v. i.
To cast anchor; to become fast.
v.
Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
a.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
v.
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
v.
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
a.
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
v. i.
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.