(transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.

The feature that allows media to be fast-forwarded. / A button that causes media to be fast forwarded.

(transitive) To use clever talk in order to persuade someone to do something rash.

Of, pertaining to, or serving fast food.

plural of fast lane

On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds. / (figuratively, by extension) Any situation or activity where the pace is very rapid.

(idiomatic) In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.

(transitive) To cause playout of (a video, audio, or other digital media file) to move very fast backwards in time, so that when the device is played, it will start at an earlier point.

Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.

(often in the plural) Any of a group of friends who are often in each other’s company, and appear to be inseparable