The difference between Fast and Tight
When used as adverbs, fast means in a firm or secure manner, securely, whereas tight means firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
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 tight means to tighten.
When used as adjectives, fast means firmly or securely fixed in place, whereas tight means firmly held together.
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 noun with the meaning: a train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fast and Tight
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Fast as an adjective (dated):
Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Examples:
"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"
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Fast as an adjective:
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
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Fast as an adjective (of people):
Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like .)
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Fast as an adjective:
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
Examples:
"I am going to buy a fast car."
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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"
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Fast as an adjective (computing, of a piece of hardware):
Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
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Fast as an adjective:
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
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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."
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Fast as an adjective (obsolete):
Tenacious; retentive.
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Fast as an adjective (dated):
Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
Examples:
"a fast woman"
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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."
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Fast as an adjective (of photographic film):
More sensitive to light than average.
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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."
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Fast as an adverb (of sleeping):
Deeply or soundly .
Examples:
"He is fast asleep."
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Fast as an adverb:
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
Examples:
"The horsemen came fast on our heels."
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Fast as an adverb:
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
Examples:
"Do it as fast as you can."
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Fast as an adverb:
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
Examples:
"I think my watch is running fast."
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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
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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."
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Fast as a noun:
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
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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."
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Tight as an adjective (colloquial):
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Unyielding or firm Under high tension. Scarce, hard to come by. Intimately friendly. Miserly or frugal.
Examples:
"'tight cloth; a tight knot"
"'tight control on a situation"
"Make sure to pull the rope tight."
"I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do."
"We've grown tighter over the years."
"He's a bit tight with his money."
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Tight as an adjective (of a space, design or arrangement):
Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. Fitting close, or too close, to the body. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
Examples:
"The passageway was so tight we could barely get through."
"They flew in a tight formation."
"a tight coat;  My socks are too tight."
"The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners."
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Tight as an adjective (sport):
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. Not conceding many goals.
Examples:
"Their marching band is extremely tight."
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Tight as an adjective (slang):
Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
Examples:
"We went drinking and got tight."
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Tight as an adjective (slang):
Extraordinarily great or special.
Examples:
"That is one tight bicycle!"
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Tight as an adjective (slang, British (regional)):
Mean; unfair; unkind.
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Tight as an adjective (obsolete):
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Tight as an adjective (obsolete):
Handy; adroit; brisk.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Tight as an adjective (poker):
Of a player, who plays very few hands.
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Tight as an adjective (poker):
Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
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Tight as an adverb:
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Examples:
"Make sure the lid is closed tight."
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Tight as an adverb:
Soundly.
Examples:
"Good night, sleep tight."
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Tight as a verb (obsolete):
To tighten.
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