The difference between Quick and Rapid

When used as nouns, quick means raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails, whereas rapid means a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

When used as adverbs, quick means quickly, whereas rapid means rapidly.

When used as adjectives, quick means moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so, whereas rapid means very swift or quick.

Quick is also verb with the meaning: to amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

check bellow for the other definitions of Quick and Rapid

  1. Quick as an adjective:

    Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

    Examples:

    "I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough."

    "He's a quick runner."

  2. Quick as an adjective:

    Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

    Examples:

    "That was a quick meal."

  3. Quick as an adjective:

    Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

    Examples:

    "You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics."

  4. Quick as an adjective:

    Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

    Examples:

    "My father is old but he still has a quick wit."

  5. Quick as an adjective:

    Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.

  6. Quick as an adjective (archaic):

    Alive, living.

  7. Quick as an adjective (archaic):

    Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

  8. Quick as an adjective:

    Of water: flowing.

  9. Quick as an adjective:

    Burning, flammable, fiery.

  10. Quick as an adjective:

    Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.

  11. Quick as an adjective (mining, of a [[vein]] of [[ore]]):

    productive; not "dead" or barren

  1. Quick as an adverb:

    quickly

  2. Quick as an adverb (colloquial):

    with speed

    Examples:

    "Get rich quick."

    "Come here, quick!"

  1. Quick as a noun:

    raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

  2. Quick as a noun:

    plants used in making a quickset hedge

  3. Quick as a noun:

    The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.

  4. Quick as a noun:

    quitchgrass

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tennyson"

  5. Quick as a noun (cricket):

    A fast bowler.

  1. Quick as a verb (transitive):

    To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

  2. Quick as a verb (transitive, archaic, poetic):

    To quicken.

  1. Rapid as an adjective:

    Very swift or quick.

    Examples:

    "a rapid stream; rapid growth; rapid improvement"

  2. Rapid as an adjective:

    Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

  3. Rapid as an adjective:

    Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

  4. Rapid as an adjective (England, dialectal):

    Violent, severe.

  5. Rapid as an adjective (obsolete, dialectal):

    Happy.

  1. Rapid as an adverb (archaic or colloquial):

    Rapidly.

  1. Rapid as a noun (often, in the plural):

    a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

  2. Rapid as a noun (dated):

    A burst of rapid fire.

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