Quich or Quick, v. i.
[Cf. quech or queck, and quinch. Either allied to quick, or to quake, q. v.] To stir; to move. [Obs.] Spencer.
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Quick, a. p. 1075adjective Alive; living; animate;—opposed to dead or inanimate. “The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead.” 2 Tim. iv. 1. Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. Herbert. In this…Quick, adv. p. 1075adverb In a quick manner; nimbly; with celerity; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; be quick. “If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed.” Locke. 2. Soon…Quick, n. p. 1075noun That which is alive or living; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, quickset. The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick, and planted with a stately row of limes on the rampart.…Quick, v. t. p. 1075verbtransitive To revive; to make alive. [Obs.] Chaucer.Quick, v. i. p. 1075verbintransitive To be or become alive; to stir, as a living being. [Obs.] Chaucer.