The difference between Fast and Stopper

When used as nouns, fast means a train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations, whereas stopper means agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.

When used as verbs, fast means to restrict one's personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons, whereas stopper means to close a container by using a stopper.

Fast is also interjection with the meaning: short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.

Fast is also adverb with the meaning: in a firm or secure manner, securely.

Fast is also adjective with the meaning: firmly or securely fixed in place.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fast and Stopper

  1. Fast as an adjective (dated):

    Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

    Examples:

    "That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

  2. Fast as an adjective:

    Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

  3. Fast as an adjective (of people):

    Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like .)

  4. Fast as an adjective:

    Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.

    Examples:

    "I am going to buy a fast car."

  5. Fast as an adjective:

    Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

    Examples:

    "a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table''; ''a fast dance floor"

  6. Fast as an adjective (computing, of a piece of hardware):

    Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

  7. Fast as an adjective:

    Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

  8. Fast as an adjective (of dyes or colours):

    Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

    Examples:

    "All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast."

  9. Fast as an adjective (obsolete):

    Tenacious; retentive.

  10. Fast as an adjective (dated):

    Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

    Examples:

    "a fast woman"

  11. Fast as an adjective:

    Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

    Examples:

    "There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast."

  12. Fast as an adjective (of photographic film):

    More sensitive to light than average.

  1. Fast as an adverb:

    In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .

    Examples:

    "Hold this rope as fast as you can."

  2. Fast as an adverb (of sleeping):

    Deeply or soundly .

    Examples:

    "He is fast asleep."

  3. Fast as an adverb:

    Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .

    Examples:

    "The horsemen came fast on our heels."

  4. Fast as an adverb:

    Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .

    Examples:

    "Do it as fast as you can."

  5. Fast as an adverb:

    Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

    Examples:

    "I think my watch is running fast."

  1. Fast as a noun (British, rail transport):

    A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

  1. Fast as a verb (intransitive):

    To restrict one's personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.

    Examples:

    "Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent."

  1. Fast as a noun:

    The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.

  2. Fast as a noun:

    The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

    Examples:

    "[[Lent]] and [[Ramadan]] are fasts of two [[religion]]s."

  1. Stopper as a noun:

    Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.

  2. Stopper as a noun:

    A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.

    Examples:

    "Put a stopper in the knot."

  3. Stopper as a noun:

    A bung or cork.

    Examples:

    "We need a stopper or the boat will sink."

  4. Stopper as a noun (slang, soccer):

    Goalkeeper.

    Examples:

    "He's the number one stopper in the country."

  5. Stopper as a noun (finance, slang):

    In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.

    Examples:

    "Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher."

  6. Stopper as a noun (rail transport):

    A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

  7. Stopper as a noun (botany):

    Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.

  8. Stopper as a noun (nautical):

    A short rope for making something fast.

  9. Stopper as a noun:

    A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.

  1. Stopper as a verb:

    To close a container by using a stopper.

    Examples:

    "He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating."

    "The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic"."

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