ALL meanings of quicken
quick·en
Q q - intransitive verb quicken get faster 1
- transitive verb quicken make faster 1
- transitive verb quicken stimulate, rouse 1
- intransitive verb quicken be roused 1
- noun quicken Make or become faster or quicker. 1
- verb with object quicken to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. 1
- verb with object quicken to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination. 1
- verb with object quicken to revive; restore life to: The spring rains quickened the earth. 1
- verb without object quicken to become more active, sensitive, etc.: This drug causes the pulse to quicken. 1
- verb without object quicken to become alive; receive life. 1
- verb without object quicken (of the mother) to enter that stage of pregnancy in which the fetus gives indications of life. 1
- verb without object quicken (of a fetus in the womb) to begin to manifest signs of life. 1
- intransitive verb quicken to become enlivened; revive 0
- intransitive verb quicken to begin to show signs of life, as a fetus in the womb 0
- intransitive verb quicken to enter the stage of pregnancy in which the movement of the fetus can be felt 0
- intransitive verb quicken to become more rapid; speed up 0
- verb quicken If something quickens or if you quicken it, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed. 0
- verb quicken to make or become faster; accelerate 0
- verb quicken to impart to or receive vigour, enthusiasm, etc; stimulate or be stimulated 0
- verb quicken to make or become alive; revive 0
- verb quicken (of an unborn fetus) to begin to show signs of life 0
- verb quicken (of a pregnant woman) to reach the stage of pregnancy at which movements of the fetus can be felt 0
- verb transitive quicken to animate; enliven; revive 0
- verb transitive quicken to arouse; stimulate; stir 0
- verb transitive quicken to cause to move more rapidly; hasten 0