"make fast" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes fast [present, singular, third-person], making fast [participle, present], made fast [participle, past], made fast [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> fast}} make fast (third-person singular simple present makes fast, present participle making fast, simple past and past participle made fast)
  1. To tie reliably.
    Sense id: en-make_fast-en-verb-9KQ2rKhw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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