Collins English-English Dictionary

quick [kwɪk]

1. 1. adj (of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time

   a quick move

2. 2. adj lasting a comparatively short time; brief

   a quick flight

3. 3. adj accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal

   a quick worker

4. 4. adj characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast

   a quick walker

5. 5. adj immediate or prompt

   a quick reply

6. 6. adj [postpositive] eager or ready to perform (an action)

   quick to criticize

7. 7. adj responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; lively

   a quick eye

8. 8. adj eager or enthusiastic for learning

   a quick intelligence

9. 9. adj easily excited or aroused

   a quick temper

10. 10. adj skilfully swift or nimble in one's movements or actions; deft

    quick fingers

11. 11. adj [archaic] alive; living

12. 12. adj [as noun] living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead)

13. 13. adj [archaic or dialect] lively or eager

    a quick dog

14. 14. adj (of a fire) burning briskly

15. 15. adj composed of living plants

    a quick hedge

16. 16. adj [dialect] (of sand) lacking firmness through being wet

17. 17. n 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. 18. n the vital or most important part (of a thing)

19. 19. n short for quickset

20. 20. adv [informal] in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly

21. 21. adv soon

    I hope he comes quick

22. 22. interj a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible

23. 23. interj [Etymology] Old English cwicu living; related to Old Saxon quik, Old High German queck, Old Norse kvikr alive, Latin vivus alive, Greek bios life