Definition of quick

• superl. - Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
• superl. - Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
• superl. - Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
• superl. - Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
• superl. - Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
• superl. - Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
• superl. - Pregnant; with child.
• adv. - In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
• 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. - 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. - Quitch grass.
• v. t. & i. - To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.