Quick | Mean of quick in English Dictionary

/ˈkwɪk/

• done or happening in a short amount of time
1. a quick look/glance
2. They had a quick drink at the bar.
3. She took a quick shower.
4. She gave him a quick kiss.
5. You're back already? That was quick!
6. We made a quick decision, but it turned out to be a good one.
7. He got a quick reply to his inquiry.
8. The car made a quick [=sudden] left turn.
• fast in thinking, learning, or understanding
1. a quick mind/learner
2. quick students
3. His quick thinking/wits allowed him to escape trouble.
4. (US) She is a quick study who learned her job easily.
5. Her friends admired her quick wit.
• fast in moving or reacting
1. He walked with quick steps.
2. She has quick, agile hands.
3. Please be quick. We can't wait much longer.
4. He has a quick temper. [=he gets angry very quickly and easily]

• tending to do something very quickly or too quickly
1. He is always quick to criticize other people, but he gets angry if anyone criticizes him.
2. She was quick to excuse her son's behavior.
• able to be done, obtained, or achieved easily and in a short amount of time
1. a quick and easy recipe
2. He made a quick profit/buck selling the car.
3. There is no quick fix for these problems. [=there is no fast and easy solution for these problems]
• living people and dead people
• in a fast or quick manner
1. a scheme to get rich quick
2. “Come quick!” she shouted.
3. I got used to living with a roommate pretty quick.
4. I can't run any quicker.
5. The new student learned (the) quickest.
6. Quick! [=come/move quickly] The train is leaving.
7. They came quick as a flash. [=very quickly]
8. quick-growing birches
9. a quick-thinking rescuer
• Noun
• to make (someone) very upset
1. Her harsh words cut him to the quick. [=he was deeply hurt by her harsh words]
• the very sensitive area of flesh under a fingernail or toenail
1. He had bitten his nails to the quick.