(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.
