a slight, sharp sound: At the click of the latch, the dog barked.
a small device for preventing backward movement of a mechanism, as a detent or pawl.
Phonetics. any one of a variety of ingressive, usually implosive, speech sounds, phonemic in some languages, produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release.
any one of a variety of familiar sounds used in calling or urging on horses or other animals, in expressing reprimand or sympathy, or produced in audible kissing.
Computers. the act of rapidly depressing and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button, as to select an icon.
verb (used without object)
to emit or make a slight, sharp sound, or series of such sounds, as by the cocking of a pistol: The door clicked shut.
Informal.
to succeed; make a hit: If the play clicks, the producer will be rich.
to fit together; function well together: They get along in public, but their personalities don't really click.
to become intelligible.
Computers. to rapidly depress and release one of the buttons on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button: Just click on the link to get to the site.Compare right-click.
verb (used with object)
to cause to click.
to strike together with a click: He clicked his heels and saluted.
Computers.
to select (a screen object) by rapidly depressing and releasing one of the buttons on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button: Click “OK” to continue .Compare right-click.
to rapidly depress and release (a button on a mouse or other input device): Click the trackpad button once.
Origin of click
1
First recorded in 1575–85; perhaps imitative, but perhaps from Dutch klikk (noun), klikken (verb)
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So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.
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He held her close for a moment, then the screen door shut with a click, and they were gone.
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He brought his heels together with a click, saluted again, and went away.
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There was a click in the latch of the door through which they had just entered.
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He could see therein a fold of Madelon's indigo-blue petticoat, and could hear the click of a spoon against a dish; that was all.
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The grin broadened—the triumphant grin of a boy when he hears the click of a trap and knows the quarry is inside.
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British Dictionary definitions for click
click
/ (klɪk) /
noun
a short light often metallic sound
the locking member of a ratchet mechanism, such as a pawl or detent
the movement of such a mechanism between successive locking positions
phoneticsany of various stop consonants, found in Khoisan and as borrowings in southern Bantu languages, that are produced by the suction of air into the mouth
US and Canadianslanga kilometre
computingan act of pressing and releasing a button on a mouse
verb
to make or cause to make a clicking soundto click one's heels
(usually foll by on)computingto press and release (a button on a mouse) or to select (a particular function) by pressing and releasing a button on a mouse
(intr)slangto be a great successthat idea really clicked
(intr)informalto become suddenly clearit finally clicked when her name was mentioned
(intr)slangto go or fit together with easethey clicked from their first meeting