flick | English to English Dictionary

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flick

(fl/I/k )

a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)(noun.event)

Example:
He gave it a flick with his finger.
He felt the flick of a whip.

source: wordnet30
a short stroke(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement(noun.communication)

Synonym:
film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show

source: wordnet30
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.(noun)

source: webster1913
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.(noun)

source: webster1913

flash intermittently(verb.perception)

Example:
The lights flicked on and off.

Synonym:
flicker

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look through a book or other written material(verb.perception)

Synonym:
flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb

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cause to move with a flick(verb.motion)

Example:
He flicked his Bic.

Synonym:
flip

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throw or toss with a quick motion(verb.contact)

Example:
Flick a piece of paper across the table.

Synonym:
jerk

source: wordnet30
shine unsteadily(verb.weather)

Example:
The candle flickered.

source: wordnet30
twitch or flutter(verb.contact)

Example:
The paper flicked.

Synonym:
riffle, ruffle

source: wordnet30
cause to make a snapping sound(verb.contact)

Synonym:
click, snap

source: wordnet30
touch or hit with a light, quick blow(verb.contact)

Example:
Flicked him with his hand.

source: wordnet30
remove with a flick (of the hand)(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.(verb)

source: webster1913
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.(verb)

source: webster1913