fast vs slow: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: fast or slow

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fastadjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

fastverb

firmly or closely

fastadjective

securely fixed in place

fastadjective

hurried and brief

fastnoun

abstaining from food

fastadjective

unrestrained by convention or morality

fastverb

abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

fastverb

abstain from eating

fastadjective

acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

fastadjective

at a rapid tempo

fastadjective

(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

fastadjective

(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

fastadjective

resistant to destruction or fading

fastverb

(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

slowverb

cause to proceed more slowly

slowverb

of timepieces

slowverb

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

slowadjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

slowadjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

slowverb

become slow or slower

slowverb

lose velocity; move more slowly

slowadjective

(of business) not active or brisk

slowadjective

at a slow tempo

slowadjective

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

slowverb

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

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