Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fasting

1 sense of fasting

Sense 1
fast, fasting -- (abstaining from food)
       => abstinence -- (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fast

2 senses of fast

Sense 1
fast -- (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent")
       => abstain, refrain, desist -- (choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol")

Sense 2
fast -- (abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast")
       => abstain, refrain, desist -- (choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol")