fast vs secure

fast

adj
  • Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong. 

  • Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc. 

  • Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. 

  • Causing unusual rapidity of play or action. 

  • Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) 

  • Able to transfer data in a short period of time. 

  • Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. 

  • Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything). 

  • Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). 

  • More sensitive to light than average. 

  • Ahead of the correct time or schedule. 

adv
  • Deeply or soundly . 

  • In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound . 

  • Immediately following in place or time; close, very near . 

  • Ahead of the correct time or schedule. 

  • Quickly, with great speed; within a short time . 

noun
  • The act or practice of fasting, religious abstinence from food 

  • One of the fasting periods in the liturgical year 

  • A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations 

verb
  • (academic) To cause a person or animal to abstain, especially from eating. 

  • To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet. 

  • To practice religious abstinence, especially from food. 

intj
  • Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target 

secure

adj
  • Free from attack or danger; protected. 

  • Free from the danger of theft; safe. 

  • Certain to be achieved or gained; assured. 

  • Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret. 

  • Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of. 

  • Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid. 

  • Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable. 

  • Firm and not likely to fail; stable. 

verb
  • To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping. 

  • To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly. 

  • To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect. 

  • To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of. 

How often have the words fast and secure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )