alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.-characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.-speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.-impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.-fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.-sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.-pregnant; with child.-in a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.-that which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.-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.-quitch grass.-to revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.