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say it: kwik
quick is an adjective, noun and adverb meaning "accomplished rapidly and without delay". It carries 8 recorded senses.
hurried and brief
“paid a flying visit”
“took a flying glance at the book”
“a quick inspection”
“a fast visit”
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
“a quick mind”
“a ready wit”
performed with little or no delay
“an immediate reply to my letter”
“a prompt reply”
“was quick to respond”
“a straightaway denial”
any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for quick come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.