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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
quick
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a brief/quick comment
▪ I just want to make a very brief comment.
a brief/quick overview
▪ It is useful to give a brief overview of the research done so far.
a good/quick brain
▪ It was obvious that Ann had a good brain.
a quick bath
▪ It's easier to take a shower than a quick bath.
a quick call
▪ This is just a quick call to make sure you’re OK.
a quick check
▪ A quick check showed that someone had been in the room.
a quick checklist
▪ Here’s a quick checklist of things you are likely to need.
a quick count
▪ According to my quick count, there were 15.
a quick dash
▪ Have I got time to make a quick dash to the shops?
a quick kiss
▪ He gave her a quick kiss before leaving for work.
a quick profit (=happening quickly)
▪ They were only interested in a quick profit.
a quick sale
▪ He wants a quick sale, so he might reduce the price.
a quick smile
▪ She gave him a quick smile.
a quick way
▪ Wouldn’t just asking him be the quickest way to find out?
a quick/brief glance
▪ I had little time for more than a quick glance around the house.
a quick/brief nap
▪ I like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.
a quick/fast exit (=done more quickly than usual)
▪ I made a quick exit before the speeches began.
a quick/fast learner (=someone who learns things quickly)
▪ She was a quick learner, and her English got better day by day.
a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast
▪ I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
a quick/rapid calculation
▪ He did a rapid calculation.
a quick/short temper (=likely to get angry very easily)
▪ He’s got a quick temper, which gets him into trouble.
a quick/speedy solution
▪ We need to find a quick solution.
a quick/sudden movement
▪ Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.
a shade better/quicker/faster etc
▪ The results were a shade better than we expected.
a short/quick break
▪ Shall we have a quick five-minute break?
a speedy/quick/swift recovery
▪ We wish him a speedy recovery.
be quick to criticize sb/sth
▪ Some groups were quick to criticize the President.
brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (=a very short look)
▪ We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river.
double quick
▪ Call an ambulance double quick!
have good/quick/slow reflexes
▪ A tennis player needs to have very quick reflexes.
in quick/rapid/close succession (=quickly one after the other)
▪ He fired two shots in quick succession.
make a fast/quick buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly)
make a quick/hurried etc exit
▪ I chatted to a few people, then made a quick exit.
quick fix (=a temporary or easy solution)
▪ Robinson called the proposal a quick fix of limited value.
quick look
▪ I asked the vet to have a quick look at the puppies as well.
Quick march! (=an order to tell people to start marching)
quick one
▪ How about a quick one at the pub?
quick thinking
▪ He was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.
quick/dry/sharp etc wit
▪ His sharp wit had them all smiling.
shoot sb a quick/sharp/warning etc look/glance
▪ ‘You’re welcome to stay as long as you like.’ Michelle shot him a furious glance.
▪ Jack shot an anxious look at his mother.
the quickest way
▪ She knew the quickest way to the hospital.
the quickest/shortest route
▪ We took the shortest route back to the hotel.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
▪ Wall Street wants Greenspan to take quick action to boost the flagging economy.
▪ Some pretty quick action had taken place and she had no doubt at all as to who had been issuing orders.
▪ Boehlert, who was ignored when he told them the same thing last year, was pleasantly surprised by the quick action.
▪ Speaking at a packed fringe meeting, however, Mr Heseltine urged quick action.
▪ The scientists' quick action is just one example of how the field of geophysics has advanced over the last decade.
▪ The rate of deceleration is enormous and demands quick action.
▪ Prison staff say it was only their quick action which saved the jail from being burned down.
buck
▪ That means forgetting about the quick bucks to be made from selling nuclear technology.
▪ Wouldn't you like to make a quick buck, Derek?
▪ Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry.
▪ Others would prefer just to fuel the war - and make a quick buck at the same time.
decision
▪ The overwhelming temptation and the external pressures will inevitably lead the other way; to take a quick decision and move on.
▪ In fact, being able to make quick decisions about a whole host of issues becomes a necessity.
▪ Parish councillors were forced into making a quick decision when the gypsies began to occupy the football field.
▪ They were both in banking, and were therefore used to making quick decisions and to having a lot of responsibility.
▪ Finally, we know how often you need a quick decision before an opportunity disappears.
fix
▪ Because that will take time, there can be no quick fix for public spending.
▪ Certainly, the best of them follow practices that are more customized art and skill than they are prepackaged quick fixes.
▪ End of the war or a quick fix?
▪ More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.
▪ I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the coal industry.
▪ It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.
▪ This, therefore, is a quick fix Bill.
▪ Exercise is usually the best quick fix.
glance
▪ She gave a quick glance in the mirror over the sideboard.
▪ They take no notice, beyond a quick glance at the hearth, thinking it's just the wind in the chimney.
▪ A quick glance around confirmed what I already feared.
▪ Identification is, typically of the sort of fish that I like, not simply a matter of a quick glance.
▪ A quick glance at the table this morning tells you it remains a chasm.
▪ He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer, who was still struggling with his spaghetti.
▪ With a quick glance back at the house he ran to the car.
▪ And perhaps he had heard it, because he shot a quick glance at her.
kiss
▪ He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened.
▪ Madeleine gave her a quick kiss, then tossed her the postbox keys.
learner
▪ She was strong, nimble, and a quick learner.
▪ Not only are leaders learners, but they are quick learners and they enjoy learning.
▪ A quick learner and a creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.
look
▪ As he raced up the narrow track he took a quick look over his shoulder.
▪ The agents gave their luggage a quick look and wished them good fortune.
▪ Then, have a quick look at the floor area in - and immediately surrounding - the kiosk.
▪ And a quick look back at third-quarter winner Frontier Equity Fund provides further evidence of the risk of chasing short-term performance.
▪ Brian took a quick look at his wife.
▪ After a quick look round to make sure that weed left no obvious signs of our own visit, we left.
▪ Yanto took a quick look between the bars and felt his bowels sag.
▪ At the foot of the stairs Ronni darted him a quick look.
note
▪ If you have a poor memory you could slip away for a moment and write yourself a quick note.
▪ But first, a quick note.
▪ This was just a quick note.
▪ We chatted, between battles, by typing quick notes.
▪ He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.
reaction
▪ To deal with the signals produced by these sense organs they have considerable brains and very quick reactions.
▪ The report also brought quick reaction from the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole.
▪ Underlying everything, therefore, is a need for quick reaction, coupled with clarity and consistently about strategic aims.
▪ He may well be a skilled driver with quick reactions, but he will deliberately take risks.
▪ We will never know how many lives could have been saved by a quicker reaction.
reference
▪ It makes sense to keep such information on file for quick reference.
▪ The media, ever vulnerable to a quick reference that seems remotely objective, loves to publicize the latest ratings game.
▪ Windows Radio Toolbar, which puts a host of Net radio stations on your toolbar for quick reference.
▪ A list of macro names and the text that they include can be used for quick reference.
▪ The entering of symbols, with the help of a quick reference card, poses few problems.
▪ The sound programmers quick reference is an essential addition to your technical library.
▪ To provide quick reference for the file designer the data in Table 6.5 has been plotted in Fig. 6.11.
▪ There are marginal comments and addresses for quick reference.
response
▪ So when the speaker was talking rapidly with a lot of energy she would listen with obvious interest, excitement and quick responses.
▪ The quick response exemplified the aggressive way Republicans have sought to put the best face on the investigation into Gingrich.
▪ Her quick response made him feel more quick, as if in some flattering way she was complimenting him.
▪ Figure 1. 7 illustrates the various steps of the quick response chain.
▪ Your quick response in an emergency could be a life-saver for your child.
▪ His former sparkle and quick response were missing.
▪ This has its problems, but it does allow a quick response to members' requests for topics.
▪ He said the quick response illustrates that federal safeguards for such facilities work.
sale
▪ Motor Racing Brabham for quick sale.
▪ There are occasional quick sales of perishable goods, such as garlic and frozen shrimp.
▪ Competitively priced for a quick sale.
smile
▪ Her movements seemed more jittery, and her quick smile during the introductions looked forced.
▪ She gives me a quick smile, then returns to her tomatoes.
▪ He looked sidelong at her with a quick smile, and she frowned and nodded his attention quickly towards the stranger.
▪ He had a quick smile, smooth skin and a booming fascination with his own anatomy.
▪ A nod, a quick smile.
▪ She set the mugs down and gave me a quick smile on her way out.
succession
▪ Another ex-Dragon Steve Clark then forced Wood to make two good saves in quick succession.
▪ Two harpoons are usually thrown in quick succession.
▪ Double-click - A mouse procedure where the left-hand mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession.
▪ We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.
▪ Her neediness drove her into marriage at a young age, and she gave birth to four children in quick succession.
▪ Steelwork and the cladding followed in quick succession.
▪ Events moved in quick succession during these months.
temper
▪ I mean, the guy has got one helluva quick temper.
▪ His wife, however, is an outgoing person with a quick temper.
▪ I know you're a nice little girl underneath even though you've got a bit of a quick temper.
▪ This quick temper that flared at nothing, that was new.
way
▪ The quick way is not to use any artificial fertilisers, chemical sprays or dusts.
▪ They are a quick way to add protein to noodle soups.
▪ Well, there's one quick way to find out.
▪ We really thought we'd found a quicker way to get copies to our distant subscribers.
▪ This is a very quick way to get your hand in and learn what you need to practise.
▪ Nonsense - it is the quickest way to learn and, what is more, is never forgotten.
▪ Now I suggested that they might find a quicker way to count the sticks.
wit
▪ Shabba's dominance of reggae is due to his unique voice, strong personal style and quick wit.
▪ Sylvie, tempered with Mathilde's quick wits and humour.
word
▪ Er, before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please - if he's there?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a quick study
▪ He rarely missed work and was considered a quick study.
▪ Garnett is indeed a quick study.
▪ I was a quick study, learning my way around new subject areas fast.
be a good/quick/easy etc lay
▪ I don't deny it was a good lay.
be quick/slow/first etc off the mark
▪ Salad crops, however, are quick off the mark.
▪ This time, they were slow off the mark.
be slow/quick on the uptake
cut sb to the quick/bone
▪ Anything would have been better than this ice-cold contempt that cut her to the bone.
▪ His mockery, which he meant as love, frightened and cut her to the bone.
▪ It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone.
▪ Son, you really cut down to the quick.
▪ That's probably why she sent him - she knew it would cut him to the quick.
▪ The answer cut him to the quick.
▪ These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was.
good/hard/quick etc worker
▪ He is supposedly not the hardest worker ever.
▪ He made Mrs Timms look uninterested in her store, the Reliance Market, and she was a hard worker.
▪ He was a good, hard worker.
▪ She was known to be very tough and a very hard worker.
▪ She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.
▪ The girl was a good worker who came and went quietly about her business.
nice work/quick work
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Can I ask just one quick question?
▪ Carrie's very quick. I never had to explain anything twice.
▪ Chicken can be quick to prepare.
▪ Could I just make a quick phone call?
▪ Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing.
▪ Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?
▪ Don't make any quick movements, or you'll scare the birds.
▪ Even lowering the price won't guarantee a quick sale.
▪ I'll just take a quick shower first.
▪ I had to make a quick decision.
▪ I took a quick look at the map.
▪ She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon.
▪ She's very quick and able -- seems to pick things up in no time.
▪ Some children in the class are quicker than others.
▪ That was quick -- have you finished already?
▪ The house is priced for a quick sale.
▪ You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Eventually, the consensus is, the bigger Dallas offensive line will wear down the quicker but smaller Pittsburgh players.
▪ His tribe join him, five pairs, in loping flight, then a quick tail-up dive into the damsons.
▪ Such opportunities, however, were quick to disappear.
▪ The quick cold made her skin tighten.
▪ The beating McGee took was violent and quick.
▪ Three more followed, in quick succession.
▪ We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.
II.adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ You'll have to walk quicker than that if you want to keep up with me.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He was unbelievably quick, his hands, feet blurs in the high roof wind.
▪ The end will come quick, in a matter of minutes.
III.noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a quick study
▪ He rarely missed work and was considered a quick study.
▪ Garnett is indeed a quick study.
▪ I was a quick study, learning my way around new subject areas fast.
be a good/quick/easy etc lay
▪ I don't deny it was a good lay.
be slow/quick on the uptake
cut sb to the quick/bone
▪ Anything would have been better than this ice-cold contempt that cut her to the bone.
▪ His mockery, which he meant as love, frightened and cut her to the bone.
▪ It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone.
▪ Son, you really cut down to the quick.
▪ That's probably why she sent him - she knew it would cut him to the quick.
▪ The answer cut him to the quick.
▪ These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was.
good/hard/quick etc worker
▪ He is supposedly not the hardest worker ever.
▪ He made Mrs Timms look uninterested in her store, the Reliance Market, and she was a hard worker.
▪ He was a good, hard worker.
▪ She was known to be very tough and a very hard worker.
▪ She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.
▪ The girl was a good worker who came and went quietly about her business.
nice work/quick work
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quick

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.

    The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick.
    --Evelyn.

  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.

    This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick.
    --Latimer.

    How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when they come to the quick of the difference !
    --Fuller.

  3. (Bot.) Quitch grass.
    --Tennyson.

Quick

Quick \Quick\, adv. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.

If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed. -- Locke.

Quick

Quick \Quick\, v. t. & i. [See Quicken.] To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Quick

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[=i]va living, j[=i]v to live. Cf. Biography, Vivid, Quitch grass, Whitlow.]

  1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.

    Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were.
    --Chaucer.

    The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom.
    --2 Tim. iv. 1.

    Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. -- Herbert.

    Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in some compounds, or in particular phrases.

  2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. `` A quick wit.''
    --Shak.

  3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.

    Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.
    --Milton.

  4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.

    The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended. -- Latimer.

  5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.

    The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- Shak.

  6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. ``To have an open ear, a quick eye.''
    --Shak.

    They say that women are so quick.
    --Tennyson.

  7. Pregnant; with child.
    --Shak.

    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.

    Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready; active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively; sprightly.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
quick

"living persons," Old English cwic, from quick (adj.); frequently paired with the dead, as in Old English cwicum & deadum. The quick "tender part of the flesh" (under a nail, etc.) is from 1520s, as is the figurative use of it.

quick

Old English cwic "living, alive, animate," and figuratively, of mental qualities, "rapid, ready," from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (cognates: Old Saxon and Old Frisian quik, Old Norse kvikr "living, alive," Dutch kwik "lively, bright, sprightly," Old High German quec "lively," German keck "bold"), from PIE root *gweie- (1) "to live" (see bio-). Sense of "lively, swift" developed by late 12c., on notion of "full of life."\n\nNE swift or the now more common fast may apply to rapid motion of any duration, while in quick (in accordance with its original sense of 'live, lively') there is a notion of 'sudden' or 'soon over.' We speak of a fast horse or runner in a race, a quick starter but not a quick horse. A somewhat similar feeling may distinguish NHG schnell and rasch or it may be more a matter of local preference.

[Buck]

\nOf persons, "mentally active," from late 15c. Also in Middle English used of soft soils, gravel pits, etc. where the ground is shifting and yielding (mid-14c., compare quicksand). As an adverb from c.1300. To be quick about something is from 1937. Quick buck is from 1946, American English. Quick-change artist (1886) originally was an actor expert in playing different roles in the same performance of a show. Quick-witted is from 1520s.
Wiktionary
quick

  1. 1 Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. 2 Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. 3 Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. 4 Mentally agile, alert, perceptive. 5 Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered. 6 (context archaic English) Alive, living. 7 (context archaic English) pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling. 8 Of water: flowing. 9 Burning, flammable, fiery. 10 Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. 11 (context mining of a vein of ore English) productive; not "dead" or barren adv. 1 quickly 2 (context colloquial English) with speed n. 1 raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. 2 plants used in making a quickset hedge 3 The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. 4 quitchgrass v

  2. 1 (cx transitive English) To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid. 2 (cx transitive archaic poetic English) To quicken.

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WordNet
quick

n. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

quick

adv. with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly]

quick

  1. adj. 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: speedy]

  2. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: flying, 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, spry]

  4. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: ready]

  5. performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, straightaway]

  6. easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: warm]

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Wikipedia
Quick

Quick may refer to:

Quick (restaurant)

Quick Restaurants is an originally Belgian chain of hamburger fast food restaurants based in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Founded in 1971 by veteran Belgian entrepreneur Baron François Vaxelaire, Quick is the first hamburger chain founded in Europe with around 400 restaurants.

Quick is similar in theme to McDonald's and Burger King. In 2007, it was taken over by the French government's investment holding company, CDC, which controls 94% of the shares as of November 2013 and was purchased by Burger King France in February 2016.

Quick (album)

Quick is the second album by American alternative rock band Far.

Quick (automobile)

The Quick was an American automobile produced from 1899 to 1900. Although in most ways a conventional car, it is memorable for being the first American car to use an overhead camshaft production unit. Its engine was twin-cylinder, and had a chain-driven overhead camshaft which could develop a heady at 700 rpm.

Quick (newspaper)

Quick is a defunct Dallas- Fort Worth area free weekly newspaper published from 2003 to 2011. As the name implies, it was delivered in a quick-to-read format: a tabloid ranging in page count from 20 to 40. It was available free each week on Thursdays from street teams and courtesy news racks at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) rail stations, office buildings, and other busy locations throughout the Dallas area.

Initially, Quick was a free daily paper that contained "quick hits" Of the daily top news stories, weather and sports. However, after declining readership and distribution issues began to plague the paper, it switched to a once a week format that highlighted entertainment and lifestyle offerings in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex such as music, movies and local dining aimed at the 18 to 40 age demographic. It was considered a direct competitor of another local entertainment/lifestyle guide, the Dallas Observer.

Dallas Morning News officials announced on July 27, 2011, that Quick would cease publication with its August 4, 2011, issue. The publisher said it ended publication because the eight-year venture was ultimately unprofitable. Nine employees, including two part-timers, were laid off as a result.

Quick (sportswear)

Quick is a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear. In 1905, Quick was founded in Hengelo, Gelderland, and started the production of athletic shoes for many sports. Quick provided the official running shoes for the Olympic Games of 1928 in Amsterdam. Although tennis, hockey, cycling, and indoor sports were very important, the brand became most famous for its football boots. Quick expanded in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, but declined in the 1980s and stopped production in 1992.

Quick (German magazine)

Quick was a German-language weekly illustrated news magazine published from 25 April 1948 to 27 August 1992 in Hamburg, Germany.

Quick (2011 film)

Quick is a 2011 South Korean contemporary action comedy film.

Quick (1932 film)

Quick is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers and Paul Hörbiger. A separate French-language version was made, also directed by Siodmak and starring Harvey. The film is based on a play by Félix Gandéra. It was made by Germany's largest studio UFA, with sets by art director Erich Kettelhut.

Quick (surname)

Quick is the surname of:

People:

  • Bob Quick (basketball) (born 1946), retired American basketball player
  • Bob Quick (police officer), British police officer
  • Brian Quick (born 1989), American football player
  • Diana Quick (born 1946), English actress
  • Eldon Quick (born 1937), American character actor, an alumnus of the American Shakespeare Festival
  • Glenys Quick (born 1957), New Zealand long-distance runner
  • Harry Quick (born 1941), Australian politician
  • Jim Quick (born 1943), Major League Baseball umpire
  • John Quick (disambiguation)
  • Jonathan Quick (born 1986), American National Hockey League goaltender
  • Joseph Quick (Medal of Honor) (1877–1969), United States Navy coxswain awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Kevin Quick (born 1988), American ice hockey defenseman
  • Mike Quick (born 1959), American retired National Football League player
  • Preston Quick (born 1978), American squash player
  • Rebecca Quick (born 1972), American television journalist/newscaster
  • Richard Quick (1943–2009), American swimming coach
  • Robert Hebert Quick (1831–1891), English educator and writer on education
  • Terence Quick (born 1947), Greek journalist and politician.
  • Thomas Quick (disambiguation)
  • Winnifred Quick (1904-2002), one of the last four survivors of the RMS Titanic sinking

Fictional characters:

  • Jesse Quick, original name of Jesse Chambers, a DC Comics character
  • Johnny Quick, two distinct DC Comics characters
  • one of the title characters of Quick & Flupke, a comic book series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
  • Little Miss Quick, a Little Miss character
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Usage examples of "quick".

The abrazo is absent from their greeting, just a handshake and a quick, murmured discussion of business.

When the tentacles do not begin moving for a much longer time, namely, from half an hour to three or four hours, the particles have been slowly brought into contact with the glands, either by the secretion being absorbed by the particles or by its gradual spreading over them, together with its consequent quicker evaporation.

As, however, the aggregation caused by this salt travels down the tentacles at a quicker rate than when insoluble particles are placed on the glands, it is probable that ammonia in some form is absorbed not only by the glands, but passes down the tentacles.

A quick method of drying out the fingers is to place them in full strength acetone for approximately 30 minutes.

Nest stood ran almost due south, it would be quicker to continue along it and cross the Acis lower down than to retrace the steps Dorcas and I had already taken and go back to the foot of the postern wall of Acies Castle.

And I thought the way we met, with the FBI vouching for Nield, was something slightly esoteric, a comedy 276 touch like the Acme Quick Service brothers.

Thenceforth, he contented himself with quick looks and glances, easily interpreted, or by some acquiescent motions of his hands, when such could be convenient, to emphasise his idea of the correctness of any inference.

The depths of my evil passion were again sounded and aroused, and I resolved yet to humble the pride and conquer the coldness which galled to the very quick the morbid acuteness of my self-love.

Avall or Eddyn had been deemed worthy not only of adulthood, but of a subcraft-chieftainship, which prompted blank stares from both, then quick denial.

The striking photograph and quick, playful headline created instant identification with the advertiser and represented the kind of products that could be found at the store.

As the humans whipped around the outer edges of the dancing whirlpool, the afanc swam in quick lunges and ripped them free in its jaws.

Seated between his countryman, Orkid Gravespear, and the Princess Areava, Ager thought he was a pleasant-looking youth with a quick smile and an open face.

A quick twist of her fingers clasped the highest agraffe on her pourpoint, closing the vest to an uncomfortable tightness.

Though the Beatles had not yet broken in the USA, their popularity in Britain was phenomenal and the idea of a quick exploitation movie, coupled with a soundtrack album, made considerable economic sense to them.

As he jumped hastily to his feet, his face very red and his mouth flowing with apologies to the alcalde for his clumsiness, he glanced downward swiftly into one of his hands, and then, with another quick gleam of cunning triumph in his eyes, he quickly slipped the hand into one of his pockets, and, taking his place in front of the barrel, faced the alcalde.