Definitions for quick
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Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. quick(adj)

   any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

2. quick, speedy(adj)

   accomplished rapidly and without delay

   "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

3. flying, quick, fast(adj)

   hurried and brief

   "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

4. agile, nimble, quick, spry(adj)

   moving quickly and lightly

   "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

5. quick, ready(adj)

   apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

   "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway(adj)

   performed with little or no delay

   "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

7. quick, warm(adverb)

   easily aroused or excited

   "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"

8. promptly, quickly, quick(adverb)

   with little or no delay

   "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. quick(Noun)

   raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

2. quick(Adverb)

   to do with speed, quickly

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

3. quick(Adjective)

   Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

4. quick(Adjective)

   Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

   That was a quick meal.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

5. quick(Adjective)

   Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

   You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

6. quick(Adjective)

   Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

   My father is old but he still has a quick wit.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

7. quick(Adjective)

   Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

8. quick(Adjective)

   Alive, living.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

9. quick(Adjective)

   Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

   She was quick with child.

   Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

10. quick(Adjective)

    Of water: flowing.

    Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

11. quick(Adjective)

    Burning, flammable, fiery.

    Etymology: From quik or quic, from cwic, from kwikwaz, from gʷih₃wós, from gʷey-. Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian , Irish biathaim, Kurdish jîn and jiyan.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Quick

   alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

2. Quick

   characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

3. Quick

   speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

4. Quick

   impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

5. Quick

   fresh; bracing; sharp; keen

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

6. Quick

   sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

7. Quick

   pregnant; with child

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

8. Quick(adverb)

   in a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

9. Quick(noun)

   that which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge

   Etymology: [See Quicken.]

10. Quick(noun)

    the life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively

    Etymology: [See Quicken.]

11. Quick(noun)

    quitch grass

    Etymology: [See Quicken.]

12. Quick

    to revive; to quicken; to be or become alive

    Etymology: [See Quicken.]

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1. Quick

   Quick is a defunct Dallas-Fort Worth area free weekly newspaper published from 2003 to 2011. As the name implies, it was delivered in a quick-to-read format: a tabloid ranging in page count from 20 to 40. It was available free each week on Thursdays from street teams and courtesy news racks at Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail stations, office buildings, and other busy locations throughout the Dallas area. Initially, Quick was a free daily paper that contained "quick hits" Of the daily top news stories, weather and sports. However, after declining readership and distribution issues began to plague the paper, it switched to a once a week format that highlighted entertainment and lifestyle offerings in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex such as music, movies and local dining aimed at the 18 to 40 age demographic. It was considered a direct competitor of another local entertainment/lifestyle guide, the Dallas Observer. Dallas Morning News officials announced on July 27, 2011, that Quick would cease publication with its August 4, 2011, issue. The publisher said it ended publication because the eight-year venture was ultimately unprofitable. Nine employees, including two part-timers, were laid off as a result.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Quick

   kwik, adj. living: lively: speedy: nimble: ready: sensitive: hasty: pregnant: active, piercing.—adv. without delay: rapidly: soon.—n. a living animal or plant: the living: the living flesh: the sensitive parts: a hedge of some growing plant, quickset.—adj. Quick′-an′swered (Shak.), quick at giving an answer.—n. Quick′beam, the mountain-ash or rowan.—adj. Quick′-conceiv′ing, quick at conceiving or understanding.—v.t. Quick′en, to make quick or alive: to revive: to reinvigorate: to cheer: to excite: to sharpen: to hasten.—v.i. to become alive: to move with activity.—n. the couch or quitch-grass.—ns. Quick′ener, one who, or that which, reinvigorates; Quick′ening, the period in pregnancy when the mother first becomes conscious of the movement of the child—from the sixteenth or seventeenth week onwards.—adj. Quick′-eyed, having acute sight.—ns. Quick′-grass=Quitch-grass; Quick′-hedge, a hedge of living plants; Quick′lime, recently burnt lime, caustic and unslaked: carbonate of lime without its carbonic acid.—adv. Quick′ly.—ns. Quick′march (same as Quick′step); Quick′match (see Match); Quick′ness; Quick′sand, a movable sandbank in a sea, lake, &c., any large mass of sand saturated with water, often dangerous to travellers: anything treacherous.—adj. Quick′-scent′ed, having a keen scent.—n. Quick′set, a living plant set to grow for a hedge, particularly the hawthorn.—adj. consisting of living plants.—adj. Quick′-sight′ed, having quick or sharp sight: quick in discernment.—ns. Quick′-sight′edness, sharpness of sight or discernment; Quick′silver, the common name for fluid mercury, so called from its great mobility and its silvery colour.—v.t. to overlay or to treat with quicksilver.—adj. Quick′silvered.—ns. Quick′silvering, the mercury on the back of a mirror; Quick′step, a march in quick time: (mus.) a march written in military quick time.—adj. Quick′-tem′pered, irascible.—n. Quick′-wa′ter, a solution of nitrates of mercury and of gold, for water-gilding.—adj. Quick′-wit′ted, having ready wit.—ns. Quick′-wit′tedness; Quick′-work, the part of a ship under water when laden: the part of the inner upper-works of a ship above the covering board: the short planks worked inside between the ports: spirketting.—Some quick (Spens.), something alive. [A.S. cwic; Ice. kvikr, Goth. kwius, living; allied to L. vivus.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quick' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2054

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quick' in Written Corpus Frequency: #877

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quick' in Adjectives Frequency: #192

How to pronounce quick?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quick in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of quick in a Sentence

1. Kristin Fuda:

   She said she ran out of gas and just pulled over real quick and locked the door, she was trying to find a bridge to go over in Skykomish but she was on the wrong side of the road. She thought she could hike up and find a bridge and, yeah, that didn't work out.

2. Ulrike Kastens:

   In view of the problems in emerging markets, it's hard for us to imagine where a quick rebound for German industry should come from.

3. Jaqueline Hurtado:

   The fire was just going so fast, it just started burning real quick.

4. Emeasoba George:

   Are you teachable or not? Listen up, you've got to be teachable for life. Because, until and unless you are teachable, you cannot learn something new. Yes! if you are not willing to learn no one can teach you. Besides that, if you are not determined to learn no one can persuade you to learn. Now that is to say, teachability (ability and willingness to learn) is the key to learning. So come on, be teachable for life. As well, be apt (quick to learn) at all times. ~Emeasoba George

5. Nina Kraus:

   Music, then, can't be thought of as a quick fix.

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