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Definition of Quick
1. Adverb. With little or no delay. "Come here, quick!"
2. Adjective. Accomplished rapidly and without delay. "He has a right to a speedy trial"
3. Noun. Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail).
4. Adjective. Hurried and brief. "A fast visit"
5. Adjective. Moving quickly and lightly. "The old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
Similar to: Active
Derivative terms: Agility, Nimbleness, Quickness, Quickness
6. Adjective. Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity. "A ready wit"
7. Adjective. Performed with little or no delay. "A straightaway denial"
Similar to: Fast
Derivative terms: Immediateness, Promptness, Quickness
8. Adjective. Easily aroused or excited. "A warm temper"
Definition of Quick
1. a. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
2. adv. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
3. n. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
4. v. t. & i. To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.
Definition of Quick
1. Adjective. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. ¹
2. Adjective. Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. ¹
3. Adjective. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. ¹
4. Adjective. Mentally agile, alert, perceptive. ¹
5. Adjective. Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered. ¹
6. Adjective. (archaic) Alive, living. ¹
7. Adjective. (archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling. ¹
8. Adjective. Of water: flowing. ¹
9. Adjective. Burning, flammable, fiery. ¹
10. Adverb. (colloquial) to do with speed, quickly ¹
11. Noun. raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quick
1. acting or capable of acting with speed [adj QUICKER, QUICKEST] / a sensitive area of flesh [n -S]
Medical Definition of Quick
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1. Alive; living; animate; opposed to dead or inanimate. "Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were." (Chaucer) "The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom." (2 Tim. Iv. 1) "Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire." (Herbert)
In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in some compounds, or in particular phrases.
2. Characterised by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit."
3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick "Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated." (Milton)
4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. "The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended." (Latimer)
5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. "The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens the stomach." (Shak)
6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." "They say that women are so quick." (Tennyson)
7. Pregnant; with child. Quick grass.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quick
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