Difference between Fast and Tight

What is the difference between Fast and Tight?

Fast as a verb is to abstain from or eat very little food; to abstain from food for religious reasons. while Tight as a verb is firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

Fast

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To abstain from or eat very little food; to abstain from food for religious reasons.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food. A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved. Deeply or soundly. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. Of people: steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".) Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). Of dyes or colours: not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. Having an extravagent lifestyle or immoral habits. Ahead of the correct time or schedule. More sensitive to light than average.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.

Example sentence: Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.

Tight

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.Soundly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pushed or pulled together.Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.Under high tension.Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.Intimately friendly.Extraordinarily great or special.Unfair; unkind.Miserly or frugal.Scarce, hard to come by.A player who plays very few handsA strategy which involves playing very few hands

Example sentence: Look, we want freedom and we want liberty in this country. But we've also got to have the guts to stand up and run a tight ship in America. Morality is now a word that many people consider very square and outdated. But if we don't stand up for it, we deserve what we will get in the end - unprincipled anarchy.

We hope you now know whether to use Fast or Tight in your sentence.

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