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23 Definitions of: quick

    1. adjective, (of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time
    2. adjective, lasting a comparatively short time; brief
    3. adjective, accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal
    4. adjective, characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast
    5. adjective, immediate or prompt
    6. adjective, eager or ready to perform (an action)
    7. adjective, responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; lively
    8. adjective, eager or enthusiastic for learning
    9. adjective, easily excited or aroused
    10. adjective, skilfully swift or nimble in one's movements or actions; deft
    11. adjective, a) alive; living b) living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead)
    12. adjective, lively or eager
    13. adjective, (of a fire) burning briskly
    14. adjective, composed of living plants
    15. adjective, (of sand) lacking firmness through being wet
    16. adjective, quick with child pregnant, esp being in an advanced state of pregnancy, when the movements of the fetus can be felt
    17. noun, any area of living flesh that is highly sensitive to pain or touch, esp that under a toenail or fingernail or around a healing wound
    18. noun, the vital or most important part (of a thing)
    19. noun, short for quickset
    20. noun, cut (someone) to the quick to hurt (someone's) feelings deeply; offend gravely
    21. adverb, in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly
    22. adverb, soon
    23. interjection, a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible
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