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Meaning of flick in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /flɪk/

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  1. Verb

    flick

    Definitions

    1. flash intermittently

    Examples

    • « The lights flicked on and off »
  2. 2. look through a book or other written material

    Examples

    • « He thumbed through the report »
    • « She leafed through the volume »
  3. 3. cause to move with a flick

    Examples

    • « he flicked his Bic »
  4. 4. throw or toss with a quick motion

    Examples

    • « flick a piece of paper across the table »
    • « jerk his head »
  5. 5. shine unsteadily

    Examples

    • « The candle flickered »
  6. 6. twitch or flutter

    Examples

    • « the paper flicked »
  7. 7. cause to make a snapping sound

    Examples

    • « snap your fingers »
  8. 8. touch or hit with a light, quick blow

    Examples

    • « flicked him with his hand »
  9. 9. remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
  10. Noun

    flick

    Etymology

    late Middle English: symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement

    Definitions

    1. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)

    Examples

    • « he gave it a flick with his finger »
    • « he felt the flick of a whip »
  11. 2. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    Examples

    • « they went to a movie every Saturday night »
    • « the film was shot on location »

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