The difference between Quick and Slow

When used as nouns, quick means raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails, whereas slow means someone who is slow.

When used as adverbs, quick means quickly, whereas slow means slowly.

When used as verbs, quick means to amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid, whereas slow means to make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly.

When used as adjectives, quick means moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so, whereas slow means taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action.

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  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. Slow as an adjective:

    Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

    Examples:

    "a slow train; a slow computer"

  2. Slow as an adjective:

    Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

  3. Slow as an adjective:

    Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

  4. Slow as an adjective:

    Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.

  5. Slow as an adjective (of a [[clock]] or the like):

    Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.

    Examples:

    "That clock is slow."

  6. Slow as an adjective:

    Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

  7. Slow as an adjective (of a period of time):

    Not busy; lacking activity.

    Examples:

    "It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier."

    "I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon."

  1. Slow as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

  2. Slow as a verb (transitive):

    To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

  3. Slow as a verb (intransitive):

    To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

  1. Slow as a noun:

    Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

  2. Slow as a noun (music):

    A slow song.

  1. Slow as an adverb:

    Slowly.

    Examples:

    "That clock is running slow."

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