·noun Quitch grass.
II. Quick ·superl Pregnant; with child.
III. Quick ·superl Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
IV. Quick ·superl Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
V. Quick ·superl Alive; living; animate;
— opposed to dead or inanimate.
VI. Quick ·superl Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
VII. Quick ·superl Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
VIII. Quick ·superl Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
IX. Quick ·vt & ·vi To Revive; to Quicken; to be or become alive.
X. Quick ·adv In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
XI. Quick ·noun That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
XII. Quick ·noun 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.