quick : Idioms & Phrases


Curve of quickest descent

  • . See Brachystochrone.
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double quick

  • adverb at a faster speed
    double time.
    • now let's play the piece again double-quick
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double-quick

  • adjective satellite (of a marching cadence) very quick
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Dou"ble-quick` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.
Dou"ble-quick` noun
Definitions
  1. Double-quick time, step, or march. ✍ Double-quick time requires 165 steps, each 33 inches in length, to be taken in one minute. The number of steps may be increased up to 180 per minute.
Dou"ble-quick` intransitive verb & transitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
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quick assets

  • noun assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
    liquid assets; current assets.
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quick bread

  • noun breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
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quick buck

  • noun quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck"
    fast buck.
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quick fix

  • noun hurried repair
    quickie; band aid; quicky.
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Quick grass

  • noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
    dog grass; Agropyron repens; quack grass; witchgrass; witch grass; quackgrass; couch grass.
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  • . (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
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quick march

  • noun marching at quick time
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Quick match

  • . See under Match.
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quick study

  • noun someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
    sponge.
    • she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge
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quick temper

  • noun a feeling of resentful anger
    irascibility; short temper; spleen.
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quick time

  • noun a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
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Quick vein

  • (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not barren.
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Quick vinegar

  • vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material.
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Quick water

  • quicksilver water.
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Quick with child

  • pregnant with a living child.
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quick-change

  • adjective satellite adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes
    • a quick-change artist
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quick-drying

  • adjective satellite of a liquid substance that dries quickly
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quick-eared

  • adjective satellite having keen hearing
    sharp-eared.
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quick-freeze

  • verb freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
    flash-freeze; quick-freeze.
    • quick-freeze the shrimp
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quick-frozen

  • verb freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
    flash-freeze; quick-freeze.
    • quick-freeze the shrimp
  • adjective satellite (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
    frozen; flash-frozen.
    • frozen foods
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quick-scented

Quick"-scent`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Acute of smell.
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quick-sighted

  • adjective satellite having very keen vision
    hawk-eyed; keen-sighted; argus-eyed; lynx-eyed; sharp-sighted; sharp-eyed.
    • quick-sighted as a cat
  • adjective satellite keenly perceptive or alert
    sharp-eyed; sharp-sighted.
    • quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon
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Quick"-sight`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern. Locke. --Quick"-sight`ed*ness, n.
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quick-tempered

  • adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
    hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric; irascible.
    • a hotheaded commander
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quick-witted

  • adjective satellite mentally nimble and resourceful
    • quick-witted debater
    • saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact
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Quick"-wit`ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Having ready wit Shak.
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quick-wittedness

  • noun intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
    quickness; mental quickness.
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Quick"-wit`ted*ness noun
Definitions
  1. Readiness of wit. "Celtic quick-wittedness." M. Arnold.
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