quick

quick¹ W2S1 [kwık] adj comparative quicker superlative quickest

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1¦(short time)¦

2¦(fast)¦

3¦(no delay)¦

4¦(clever)¦

5 be quick

6 be quick to do something

7 quick fix

8 have a quick temper

9 be quick on the draw

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[: Old English; Origin: cwic 'alive']

1.) ¦(SHORT TIME)¦

lasting for or taking only a short time

▪ That was quick! I thought you'd be another hour.

▪ It's probably quicker by train.

▪ Have we got time for a quick drink?

▪ What's the quickest way to the station?

▪ We stopped to have a quick look at the church.

▪ Three bombs went off in quick succession (=quickly, one after the other) .

2.) ¦(FAST)¦

moving or doing something fast

▪ She walked with short, quick steps.

▪ They were great people to work with - very quick, very efficient.

3.) ¦(NO DELAY)¦

happening very soon, without any delay

= ↑speedy

▪ I had to make a quick decision .

▪ We've put the house on the market and we're hoping for a quick sale .

▪ We need a quick response from the government.

▪ Robertson's quick thinking had saved the little girl's life.

4.) ¦(CLEVER)¦

able to learn and understand things fast

▪ Jane's very witty and very quick.

▪ She's a quick learner .

▪ He's a good interviewer, tough and quick on the uptake (=able to understand quickly what someone is saying) .

5.) be quick

used to tell someone to hurry

▪ If you want to come with me you'll have to be quick - I'm leaving in ten minutes.

▪ 'Can I just finish this first?' 'OK, but be quick about it .'

6.) be quick to do sth

to react quickly to what someone says or does

▪ The government was quick to deny any involvement in the attacks.

7.) quick fix informal

a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution

▪ There's no quick fix for stopping pollution.

▪ Congress is trying to avoid quick-fix solutions.

8.) have a quick temper

to get angry very easily

9.) be quick on the draw

a) to be able to pull a gun out quickly in order to shoot

b) AmE informal to be good at reacting quickly and intelligently to difficult questions or in difficult situations

>quickness n [U]

→↑quickly

quick ²

quick² interjection

used to tell someone to hurry or come quickly

▪ Quick! We'll miss the bus!

quick ³

quick³ S3 adv

quickly - many teachers think this is not correct English

= ↑fast

▪ Come quick! Larry's on TV!

▪ It all happened pretty quick.

▪ Quick as a flash (=very quickly) she replied, 'That's not what I've heard!'

quick ⁴

quick⁴ n

[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.]

[Sense: 3; Origin: Old English QUICK¹]

1.) the quick

the sensitive flesh under your fingernails and toenails

▪ Her nails were bitten to the quick .

2.) cut/sting/pierce sb to the quick

if a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset

▪ She was cut to the quick by the accusation.

3.) the quick and the dead

biblical all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead