slovo | definícia |
quick (mass) | quick
- rýchly |
quick (encz) | quick,prudký adj: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
quick (encz) | quick,rychlý adj: |
Quick (gcide) | Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. Quicker; superl. Quickest.] [As.
cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,
OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,
Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,
vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[imac]va living,
j[imac]v to live. Cf. Biography, Vivid, Quitch grass,
Whitlow.]
1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or
inanimate.
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Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.
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The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.
iv. 1.
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Man is no star, but a quick coal
Of mortal fire. -- Herbert.
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Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in
some compounds, or in particular phrases.
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2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit." --Shak.
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3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
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Oft he to her his charge of quick return
Repeated. --Milton.
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4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
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The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
signified that he was much offended. -- Latimer.
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5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
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The air is quick there,
And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- Shak.
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6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." --Shak.
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They say that women are so quick. --Tennyson.
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7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.
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Quick grass. (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
Quick match. See under Match.
Quick vein (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
barren.
Quick vinegar, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
material.
Quick water, quicksilver water.
Quick with child, pregnant with a living child.
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Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
sprightly.
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Quick (gcide) | Quick \Quick\, v. t. & i. [See Quicken.]
To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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Quick (gcide) | Quick \Quick\, adv.
In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste;
speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
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If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind
are performed. -- Locke.
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Quick (gcide) | Quick \Quick\, n.
1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant;
especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a
living hedge.
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The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick.
--Evelyn.
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2. 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.
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This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick.
--Latimer.
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How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when
they come to the quick of the difference ! --Fuller.
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3. (Bot.) Quitch grass. --Tennyson.
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quick (wn) | quick
adv 1: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived
promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly,
quickly, quick]
adj 1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to
make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an
accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the
problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a
speedy trial" [syn: quick, speedy]
2: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying
glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
[syn: flying, quick, fast]
3: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast";
"as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot";
"the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before
we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry]
4: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a
quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: quick, ready]
5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a
straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick,
straightaway]
6: easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
[syn: quick, warm]
n 1: any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as
the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) |
quick (foldoc) | QUICK
An early system on the IBM 701.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
quicken (mass) | quicken
- urýchliť, zrýchliť, oživiť |
quickest (mass) | quickest
- najrýchlejší |
quickly (mass) | quickly
- rýchlo |
quickness (mass) | quickness
- rýchlosť |
a quick study (encz) | a quick study,rychlé studium Zdeněk Brož |
a quickie (encz) | a quickie,rychlá hra n: Zdeněk Broža quickie,rychlý sex Zdeněk Brož |
at a quick pace (encz) | at a quick pace,rychlým krokem [id.] Pino |
be quick and accurate at figures (encz) | be quick and accurate at figures,umět rychle a přesně počítat |
be quick off the mark (encz) | be quick off the mark,reagovat pohotově [id.] Pino |
cut me to the quick (encz) | cut me to the quick, |
double quick (encz) | double quick, adv: |
double-quick (encz) | double-quick,urychleně Zdeněk Brož |
get-rich-quick (encz) | get-rich-quick,chtějící rychle zbohatnout Zdeněk Brož |
mental quickness (encz) | mental quickness, n: |
quick and dirty (encz) | quick and dirty,rychle a špinavě používá se např. pro označení narychlo
udělané změny ve zdrojovém kódu programu Milan Svoboda |
quick asset ratio (encz) | quick asset ratio, |
quick assets (encz) | quick assets, n: |
quick bread (encz) | quick bread,druh chleba n: Zdeněk Brož |
quick buck (encz) | quick buck, n: |
quick dish (encz) | quick dish,minutka n: |
quick fix (encz) | quick fix, n: |
quick grass (encz) | quick grass, n: |
quick like a bunny (encz) | quick like a bunny, |
quick march (encz) | quick march, n: |
quick on the draw (encz) | quick on the draw, |
quick stirring (encz) | quick stirring,rychlé míchání [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
quick study (encz) | quick study, n: |
quick temper (encz) | quick temper, n: |
quick time (encz) | quick time, n: |
quick-change (encz) | quick-change, adj: |
quick-eared (encz) | quick-eared, adj: |
quick-fire (encz) | quick-fire,rychlopalný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
quick-freeze (encz) | quick-freeze,rychle zmrazit Zdeněk Brož |
quick-froze (encz) | quick-froze,rychle zmrazený Zdeněk Brož |
quick-frozen (encz) | quick-frozen,rychle zmrazený Zdeněk Brož |
quick-sighted (encz) | quick-sighted, adj: |
quick-tempered (encz) | quick-tempered,prchlivý adj: mamm |
quick-witted (encz) | quick-witted,bystrý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
quick-wittedly (encz) | quick-wittedly,bystře adv: Zdeněk Brož |
quick-wittedness (encz) | quick-wittedness,bystrost n: Jiří Dadák |
quick-yielding project (encz) | quick-yielding project, |
quicken (encz) | quicken,oživit v: mammquicken,oživnout v: mammquicken,zrychlit v: mamm |
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