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adrift (oh) and quick 4, noun (oh)


adrift (oh)



a boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone
::Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift .
someone who is adrift is confused about what to do in their life
::a young woman adrift in London
come adrift
BrE if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something
::Her hair was forever coming adrift from the pins she used to keep it in place.
two points/five seconds etc adrift (of sb)
two points, five seconds etc behind someone in a competition, race etc

quick 4, noun (oh)



4 n
[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.]
[Sense: 3; Origin: Old English QUICK1]
the quick
the sensitive flesh under your fingernails and toenails
::Her nails were bitten to the quick .
cut/sting/pierce sb to the quick
if a remark or criticism cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel extremely upset
::She was cut to the quick by the accusation.
the quick and the dead
biblical all people, including those who are alive and those who are dead