noun quitch grass.
2. quick ·superl pregnant; with child.
3. quick ·superl fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
4. quick ·superl speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
5. quick ·superl alive; living; animate;
opposed to dead or inanimate.
6. quick ·superl sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
7. quick ·superl characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
8. quick ·superl impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
9. quick ·vt & ·vi to revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.
10. quick ·adv in a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
11. 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.
12. 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.