quick on the draw

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwik on, awn stressed th ee draw]
- /kwɪk ɒn, ɔn stressed ði drɔ/
- /kwɪk ɒn ðə drɔː/

Definitions of quick on the draw words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
in full swing — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.

quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.

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