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brisk


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  brisk 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  brisk 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  brisk 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  brisk 
 
  1  sense  of  brisk 
 
  Sense  1 
  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken 
  =>  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  brisk 
 
  brisk  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  brisk 
 
  Sense  1 
  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken 
  =>  accelerate,  speed  up  speed,  quicken 
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  Grep  of  noun  brisk 
  brisket 
  briskness 
 
  Overview  of  verb  brisk 
 
  The  verb  brisk  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken  --  (become  brisk;  "business  brisked  up") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brisk 
 
  The  adj  brisk  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy  --  (quick  and  energetic;  "a  brisk  walk  in  the  park";  "a  lively  gait";  "a  merry  chase";  "traveling  at  a  rattling  rate";  "a  snappy  pace";  "a  spanking  breeze") 
  2.  (1)  bracing,  brisk,  energizing,  energising,  fresh,  refreshing,  refreshful,  tonic  --  (imparting  vitality  and  energy;  "the  bracing  mountain  air") 
  3.  brisk  --  (very  active;  "doing  a  brisk  business") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  brisk 
 
  3  senses  of  brisk 
 
  Sense  1 
  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  energetic)  ->  lethargic,  unergetic 
 
  Sense  2 
  bracing,  brisk,  energizing,  energising,  fresh,  refreshing,  refreshful,  tonic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  invigorating)  ->  debilitating 
 
  Sense  3 
  brisk 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  active)  ->  inactive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  brisk 
 
  3  senses  of  brisk 
 
  Sense  1 
  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy 
  =>  energetic  (vs.  lethargic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  bracing,  brisk,  energizing,  energising,  fresh,  refreshing,  refreshful,  tonic 
  =>  invigorating  (vs.  debilitating) 
 
  Sense  3 
  brisk 
  =>  active  (vs.  inactive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  brisk 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  brisk 
 
  brisk  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  brisk 
  brisk 
 
  Overview  of  verb  brisk 
 
  The  verb  brisk  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brisk,  brisk  up  brisken  --  (become  brisk;  "business  brisked  up") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brisk 
 
  The  adj  brisk  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  brisk,  lively,  merry,  rattling,  snappy,  spanking,  zippy  --  (quick  and  energetic;  "a  brisk  walk  in  the  park";  "a  lively  gait";  "a  merry  chase";  "traveling  at  a  rattling  rate";  "a  snappy  pace";  "a  spanking  breeze") 
  2.  (1)  bracing,  brisk,  energizing,  energising,  fresh,  refreshing,  refreshful,  tonic  --  (imparting  vitality  and  energy;  "the  bracing  mountain  air") 
  3.  brisk  --  (very  active;  "doing  a  brisk  business") 



brisk definition