Meaning of "quick"

quick •

adj.
• • 1. fast: mabilis, bigla
  • 2. swift, brisk, rapid: matulin, mabilis
  • 3. prompt, done in a short time: madali, mabilis
  • 4. quick in movement, active: maliksi
  • 5. lively: masigla
  • 6. mentally sharp: alisto, listo/a
  • 7. impulsive, impatient, hasty: pabigla-bigla, di mahinahon, mainipin adv. quickly: dali, dali-dali, madali

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active

adj.
• • 1. quick: maliksi
  • 2. alive: buhay
  • 3. industrious, diligent: masugid, masipag, masigasig
  • 4. lively: masigla

glance

v.
• • to look quickly: sumulyap, sulyapan

n.
• • a quick look: sulyap

sharp

adj.
• • 1. having a thin cutting edge: matalim, matalas,
  • 2. having a point, not rounded: matulis, tulis, matangos
  • 3. with a sudden change of direction: bigla
  • 4. severe, biting: masakit, nakasasakit
  • 5. pungent (for taste): maanghang
  • 6. clear, distinct: maliwanag
  • 7. quick in mind, shrewd, clever: matalino, listo/a, matalas
  • 8. neat, well-dressed: isputing, magara adv. promptly, exactly: eksakto, ganap, husto, husto, empunto

whisk

v.
• • 1. to sweep, to brush: magpalis, palisin
  • 2. to move away quickly: sumibad, kumarimot
  • 3. to take away something quicky: sumaklot, saklutin

n.
• • 1. a quick sweep or brushing: palis, pagpalis
  • 2. a light, quick, movement: sibad, karimot
  • 3. a small brush or broom: pamalis

prompt

adj.
• • quick, on time, done at once: madali, maagap, maliksi

v.
• • 1. to cause someone to do something: mag-udyok, udyukan
  • 2. to cue one of the words or action to be said or done: magdikta, diktahan, idikta

clap

n.
• • 1. the sound of hands struck together, also the act of making the sound: palakpak
  • 2. a clap of thunder: tunog (putok) ng kulog
  • 3. a quick blow with the open hand: tampal

v.
• • to applaud by clapping hands: pumalakpak, palakpakan

sudden

adj.
• • 1. not expected: bigla, biglaan, di inaasahan
  • 2. quick, rapid: bigla, mabilis, kagyat
  • 3. all of a sudden, unexpectedly or quickly: walang anu-ano, kaginsa-ginsa, biglang-bigla

trip

n.
• • 1. a journey: paglalakbay, pasyal
  • 2. a sea trip: paglalayag
  • 3. a pleasure trip: pagliliwaliw, paglalakbay
  • 4. a loss of footing, a stumble: pagkadupilas, pagkadulas, pagkapatid, pagkatisod, pagkatalisod, pagkatapilok
  • 5. a light, quick step: hakbang na patiyad, lakad na (takbong) patiyad, hakbang na magaang at mabilis

v.
• • 1. to stumble: matalisod, matisod, madupilas, madulas, mapatid, matapilok
  • 2. to cause another to trip or stumble: pumatid, patirin, tumisod, tisurin
  • 3. to take light, quick steps: tumakbo nang patiyad
  • 4. to trip and sprain the foot: matapilok

express

v.
• • 1. to put into words: magpahayag, ipahayag, magsabi, sabihin
  • 2. to show by look, voice or action: magpahiwatig, ipahiwatig, magpakilala, ipakilala

n.
• • a quick means of sending: ekspres

adj.
• • 1. quick: mabilis
  • 2. clear and definite: maliwanag

nibble

v.
• • to eat away with quick, small bites: magkukot, kukutin

n.
• • a small bite: kukot, maliit na kagat

rapid

adj.
• • very quick, swift: matulin, mabilis

n.
• • rapids, a part of a river where water rushes very swiftly: parte ng ilog na matulin ang agos

appropriate

adj.
• • suitable, fit: bagay, angkop, wasto, akma, karapat-dapat

v.
• • 1. to take for oneself to the exclusion of others: kumamkam, kamkamin, umangkin, angkinin
  • 2. to set apart for some specific use: maglaan, ilaan, paglaanan, magtakda, itakda, pagtakdaan apt

adj.
• • 1. likely: malamang, maaari, posible
  • 2. quick to learn: matalino, madaling matuto
  • 3. fitted or suited: bagay, nababagay, akma, naaakma, angkop, naaangkop, tugma, natutugma, karapat-dapat

fast

adj.
• • 1. quick, rapid, swift: matulin, mabilis
  • 2. showing time ahead of the real time: adelantado
  • 3. too gay or wild: magulo
  • 4. does not fade (for colors): hindi kumukupas, walang kupas

v.
• • to go without food, to eat very little: mag-ayuno, magkulasyon

n.
• • abstinence from food, partial or total: ayuno, pag-aayuno, kulasyon, pagkukulasyon

slow

adj.
• • 1. not quick, taking a long time: mabagal, matagal
  • 2. not prompt or hasty: makupad, mabagal
  • 3. behind the right time: atrasado, huli
  • 4. dull, stupid: mapurol (mahina) ang ulo
  • 5. slow in manner: mabagal, mahinay, banayad
  • 6. slow in sale of merchandise: matumal, mahina

v.
• • 1. to make slow: magpahina, pahinain, hinaan, pabagalin, bagalan
  • 2. to go slow, become slow: humina (ang takbo o lakad), bumagal adv. slowly: marahan, dahan-dahan, mahinay, hinay-hinay

duck

n.
• • 1. a swimming bird: pato, bibi, bibe, itik
  • 2. a sudden lowering of the head or bending of the body: biglang uko (yuko), biglang pag-uko
  • 3. a quick plunge under water: biglang lublob (lubog)

v.
• • 1. to lower the head or bend the body quickly to keep off a blow: yumukong (mayukuang) bigla
  • 2. to dodge: umilag, ilagan, umiwas, iwasan
  • 3. to plunge or dip the head or the whole body under water and come up quickly: maglubog (maglublob) na bigla ng ulo o katawan, ilubog na bigla ang ulo o katawan
  • 4. to dunk: magsawsaw, isawsaw, maglubog, ilubog

snap

v.
• • 1. to make a sudden, quick bite or snatch, to seize suddenly: sumakmal, sakmalin, sumaklot, saklutin, dumaklot, dakluti
  • 2. to speak quickly and sharply: bumulyaw, bulyawan, ibulyaw
  • 3. to make or cause to make a sudden sharp sound: magpalagitik, lumagitik, palagitikin
  • 4. to break suddenly: lumagot (malagot) na bigla, laguting bigla, pumatid (mapatid) na bigla, patiring bigla
  • 5. to take a snap shot: kumuha (kunan) ng larawan

n.
• • 1. a quick, sudden bite or snatch: sakmal, pagsakmal, daklot, pagdaklot, saklot, pagsaklot
  • 2. a quick, sharp sound such as the snap of a dry branch, breaking of a bone, cracking of ones knuckles or joints: lagutok, lagitik

adj.
• • made or done suddenly: biglaan, daglian

swift

adj.
• • moving very fast, coming suddenly or quickly, quick rapid: matulin, mabilis adv. swiftly: mabilis, matulin

n.
• • a small bird with long wings: layang-layang

dali

adj.
• • madali (ma-) easy, quick, prompt, not difficult

listo

Sp adj.
• • clever, quick, prompt

agap

n.
• • promptness, quickness

adj.
• • maagap (ma-) prompt, punctual, quick umagap, agapan (um-:-an)

v.
• • to anticipate, to watch for something, to make sure that one gets it. Agapan mo ang mga sariwang gulay sa palengke. Get to market early to get the fresh vegetables.