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/kwɪk/ · quick
noun
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. She cut her quick on the sharp rock.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge The gardener chose the right type of quick for the project.
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. He was hit in the quick, and it was a painful wound.
verb
- To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid. The artisan quicked the metal surface to prepare it for gilding.
- To quicken. The medicine was supposed to quick the patient's heartbeat.
adjective
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. He's a quick runner.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. That was a quick meal.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
adverb
- Quickly, in a quick manner. Come here, quick!
Did you know? The word 'quick' has been used in various contexts, including medicine, where 'quick' refers to the vital part of the body, and in art, where 'quicking' is a process used to prepare metal surfaces for gilding or silvering.