Fast and Set

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Fast adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.

Usage example: the rusty, old screws are so fast in the fitting that there's no hope of getting them out

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Set is a synonym for fast in property topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead an adjective "Fast", when it comes to topics like fixed.

Nearby Words: fasted, fasting

Set adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.

Usage example: that rock is really set in the hillside

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Fast is a synonym for set. Sometimes you can use "Fast" instead an adjective "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old fast	old set
high	high fast	high set
expensive	expensive fast	expensive set
full	full fast	full set
Other adjectives: best, long, particular, fixed, small, massive, extra.

A spin bowler normally bowls at about half the speed of a good fast bowler, but uses a set of elaborate techniques to make the ball "swing" in the air and bounce in improbable ways instead.

Source: Weak, but Skilled
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman did a similar skit set in (naturally) a fast-food restaurant.

Source: Overly Long Gag
In the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, Sloth is very easy to set traps for: you just get out of the way when he charges ludicrously fast, and he'll run straight into whatever was behind you.

Source: Too Fast to Stop

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