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   quick

   /kwik/

   adjective

   • 1. moving fast or doing something in a short time: "he was always quick to point out her faults" Similar fastswiftrapidspeedyhigh-speedexpeditiousbrisklivelysprightlynimblepromptlightningmeteoricovernightwhirlwindfast-trackwhistle-stopbreaknecksmartinformal:nippyzippycrackingliterary:fleetrare:tantivyalacritousvolantOpposite slow
   • ▪ lasting or taking a short time: "we went to the pub for a quick drink" Similar hastyhurriedcursoryperfunctorysuperficialdesultoryincidentalsummaryglancingbriefshortfleetingpassingtransienttransitoryshort-livedflyinglightningmomentarytemporaryOpposite longcareful
   • ▪ happening with little or no delay; prompt: "children like to see quick results from their efforts" Similar suddeninstantaneousimmediateinstantabruptsharpprecipitatebreakneckheadlong
   • 2. (of a person) prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent: "it was quick of him to spot the mistake" Similar intelligentbrightclevergiftedablebrilliantastutequick-wittedsharp-wittedreadyquick off the markobservantalertsharpwide awakereceptiveperceptiveinformal:brainysmarton the ballon one's toesquick on the uptakegeniuswhip-smartOpposite stupid
   • ▪ (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert.
   • ▪ (of a person's temper) easily roused.

   adverb

   • 1. at a fast rate; quickly: informal "he'll find some place where he can make money quicker"

   noun

   • 1. the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.
   • ▪ the central or most sensitive part of someone or something.
   • 2. those who are living: archaic "the quick and the dead"

   Word Origin Old Englishcwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quickQuick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonym Discussion of Quick. acting or capable of acting with speed: such as; fast in development or occurrence; done or taking place with rapidity… See the full definition

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   QUICK definition: 1. happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a short time: 2. doing something fast: 3…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   23 meanings: 1. (of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time 2. lasting a.... Click for more definitions.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quickQuick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you are quick, you move with speed. You may be a quick runner or "a quick study" — if you tend to learn things quickly.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › quickQUICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Quick definition: done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate. See examples of QUICK used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionquick adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.; Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.; Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.; Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryQUICK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   SYNONYMS 1. fleet, expeditious. quick, fast, swift, rapid describe speedy tempo. quick applies particularly to something practically instantaneous, an action or reaction, perhaps, of very brief duration: to give a quick look around; to take a quick walk. fast and swift refer to actions, movements, etc., that continue for a time, and usually to those that are uninterrupted; when used of ...

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › quickQuick - definition of quick by The Free Dictionary

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   Define quick. quick synonyms, quick pronunciation, quick translation, English dictionary definition of quick. adj. quick·er , quick·est 1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy: an animal that is quick enough to escape most predators.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishQUICK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    QUICK definition: 1. doing something fast or taking only a short time: 2. lasting a short time: 3. fast: . Learn more.

11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishQUICK - Definition in English - bab.la

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    the quick the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail the central or most sensitive part of someone or something 2. the quick (treated as plural) (archaic) those who are living the quick and the dead 3. (Cricket, informal) a fast bowler phrases cut someone to the quick a quick one quick with child word origin