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Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or
inanimate. |
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Characterized by life or liveliness; animated;
sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. |
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Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick. |
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Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
unceremonious; as, a quick temper. |
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Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. |
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Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a
quick ear. |
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Pregnant; with child. |
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In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste;
speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick. |
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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 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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Quitch grass. |
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To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. |