quick

n. living people; living flesh; vital part, most important part; row of trees or shrubs that form a fence

adv. rapidly, fast; swiftly, speedily

adj. fast, rapid; swift, nimble; hasty, hurried; impatient; prompt to understand; fluid, flowing; alive, living

Quick may refer to:Quick (newspaper), a product of The Dallas Morning News in TexasQUICK screening, a method to detect endogenous protein-protein interactions with very high confidence Quick clay, a unique form of highly sensitive marine clayQuick kick, a kick in American football and Canadian footballQuick Draw McGraw, a fictional cartoon antropomorphic HorseQuick & Flupke, a comic book series by HergéQuick (restaurant chain) in France and BelgiumUSS Quick (DD-490), a US Navy ship during World War IIQuick (sportswear), a Dutch manufacturer of sportswearQuick (automobile), an American automobileQuick (film), a 1993 Teri Polo filmthe cuticle of a fingernailQuick Marijuana, a behavior experienced after smoking marijuana In sports:A.H.C. Quick, baseball club in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Europe
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Noun
1. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
(hypernym) area, region
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) speedy
(similar) fast
2. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
(synonym) flying, fast
(similar) hurried
3. 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"
(synonym) agile, nimble, spry
(similar) active
4. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"
(synonym) ready
(similar) intelligent
5. performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
(synonym) immediate, prompt, straightaway
(similar) fast
6. easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
(synonym) warm
(similar) excitable
Adverb
1. with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"
(synonym) promptly, quickly

(v. t. & i.)
To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.
  

(superl.)
Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
  

(superl.)
Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
  

(superl.)
Pregnant; with child.
  

(superl.)
Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
  

(superl.)
Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
  

(superl.)
Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
  

(superl.)
Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
  

(n.)
Quitch grass.
  

(adv.)
In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
  

<language> An early system on the IBM 701.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
(1995-05-11)