flick
noun
1. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- he gave it a flick with his finger
- he felt the flick of a whip
Definition categories: event, contact, impinging, striking
2. a short stroke
Definition categories: communication, stroke
3. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Similar word(s): film, movie, pic, picture
Definition categories: communication, product, production, show
Sentences with flick as a noun:
- He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
- She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
- My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
- Want to go to the flicks tonight?
- a flick of bacon
verb
1. flash intermittently
- The lights flicked on and off
Similar word(s): flicker
Definition categories: perception, blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle
2. look through a book or other written material
Similar word(s): flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb
Definition categories: perception, peruse
3. cause to move with a flick
- he flicked his Bic
Similar word(s): flip
Definition categories: motion, throw
4. throw or toss with a quick motion
- flick a piece of paper across the table
Similar word(s): jerk
Definition categories: contact, force, push
5. shine unsteadily
- The candle flickered
Similar word(s): flicker
Definition categories: weather, beam, shine
6. twitch or flutter
- the paper flicked
Similar word(s): riffle, ruffle
Definition categories: contact, displace, move
7. cause to make a snapping sound
Definition categories: contact, move
8. touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- flicked him with his hand
Definition categories: contact, brush
9. remove with a flick (of the hand)
Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw
Sentences with flick as a verb:
- flick one's hair
- with a flick of the wrist
- to flick the dirt from boots