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flick
flick 1 F0183900 (flĭk)n.1. a. A light quick blow, jerk, or touch: a flick of the wrist; gave my horse a flick with the reins.b. The sound accompanying this motion.2. A light splash, dash, or daub.v. flicked, flick·ing, flicks v.tr.1. To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip: flicked him with his hand.2. To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk: The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.3. To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow: flicked the lint off the coat.v.intr.1. To move in sudden or jerky manner: a horse's mane flicking in the wind.2. To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers: flick through a book; flick through a crate of old records. [Imitative.] flick′a·ble adj.
flick 2 F0183900 (flĭk)n. Slang A movie. [Short for flicker.]flick (flɪk) vb1. (tr) to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement2. (tr) to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand: to flick a piece of paper at someone. 3. to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily4. (foll by: through) to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly5. to snap or click (the fingers) to produce a sharp soundn6. a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc7. the sound made by such a stroke8. a fleck, streak, or particle9. give someone the flick informal to dismiss someone from consideration[C15: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac]
flick (flɪk) n1. a cinema film2. (Film) the flicks the cinema: what's on at the flicks tonight?. flick1 (flɪk) n. 1. a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger. 2. the sound made by such a blow or tap. 3. a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist. v.t. 4. to strike with a sudden light, smart stroke. 5. to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb. 6. to move, propel, or operate with a sudden stroke or jerk. v.i. 7. to flutter. 8. to turn pages rapidly or idly (usu. fol. by through). [1400–50; late Middle English flykke] flick2 (flɪk) n. Slang. a movie. [1925–30; shortening of flicker1] Flick rabbits or hares collectively, 1887.flick Past participle: flicked Gerund: flicking
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I flick | you flick | he/she/it flicks | we flick | you flick | they flick |
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I flicked | you flicked | he/she/it flicked | we flicked | you flicked | they flicked |
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I am flicking | you are flicking | he/she/it is flicking | we are flicking | you are flicking | they are flicking |
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I have flicked | you have flicked | he/she/it has flicked | we have flicked | you have flicked | they have flicked |
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I was flicking | you were flicking | he/she/it was flicking | we were flicking | you were flicking | they were flicking |
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I had flicked | you had flicked | he/she/it had flicked | we had flicked | you had flicked | they had flicked |
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I will flick | you will flick | he/she/it will flick | we will flick | you will flick | they will flick |
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I will have flicked | you will have flicked | he/she/it will have flicked | we will have flicked | you will have flicked | they will have flicked |
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I will be flicking | you will be flicking | he/she/it will be flicking | we will be flicking | you will be flicking | they will be flicking |
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I have been flicking | you have been flicking | he/she/it has been flicking | we have been flicking | you have been flicking | they have been flicking |
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I will have been flicking | you will have been flicking | he/she/it will have been flicking | we will have been flicking | you will have been flicking | they will have been flicking |
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I had been flicking | you had been flicking | he/she/it had been flicking | we had been flicking | you had been flicking | they had been flicking |
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I would flick | you would flick | he/she/it would flick | we would flick | you would flick | they would flick |
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I would have flicked | you would have flicked | he/she/it would have flicked | we would have flicked | you would have flicked | they would have flicked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" | | 2. | flick - a short strokestroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" | | 3. | flick - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture show, pictureproduct, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a moviecredit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film"subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screencredits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on televisionscene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a filmfeature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producerhome movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographercollage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footagecoming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customersshoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violenceshort subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the featuredocudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or eventcinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a directorfilm noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s"skin flick - a pornographic movierough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editingsilent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrackslow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster ratetalkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing3D, 3-D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearanceshow - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancingdub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign languagesynchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"videotape, tape - record on videotapereshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | Verb | 1. | flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"flickerflash, twinkle, wink, winkle, blink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" | | 2. | flick - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"leaf, riff, riffle, thumb, flipperuse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" | | 3. | flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"flipthrow - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | | 4. | flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"jerkpush, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" | | 5. | flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"flickerbeam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" | | 6. | flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"riffle, rufflemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | 7. | flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"click, snapmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | 8. | flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" | | 9. | flick - remove with a flick (of the hand)remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
flickverb1. jerk, pull, tug, lurch, jolt The man flicked his gun up from beside his thigh.2. strike, tap, jab, remove quickly, hit, touch, stroke, rap, flip, peck, whisk, dab, fillip She flicked a speck of fluff from her sleeve.3. click, press, snap I found some switches and flicked them.noun1. tap, touch, sweep, stroke, rap, flip, peck, whisk, jab a flick of a paintbrushflick through something browse, glance at, skim, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skip through She flicked through some magazines.flicknounLight and momentary contact with another person or thing:brush, graze, skim.verbTo make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:brush, graze, kiss, shave, skim.Translationsflick (flik) noun1. a quick, sharp movement. a flick of the wrist. 急速、突然的動作,彈開 急速、突然的动作,弹开 2. (slang) a movie. (俚)電影 (俚)电影 verb to make this kind of movement (to or with something). He flicked open a packet of cigarettes. 輕彈 轻弹flick
flick the beanvulgar slang Of a woman, to masturbate by directly stimulating the clitoris, either with one's finger(s) or with a sex toy.See also: bean, flickpopcorn flickA film that is entertaining to watch but is generally not of a very high quality or rich in emotional or intellectual depth. A: "So what movie do you want to go see later?" B: "I don't feel like watching anything too heavy or complex—let's just see whatever popcorn flick is out."See also: flick, popcorngive (one) the flick (pass)To summarily spurn, dismiss, or reject one. Primarily heard in Australia. Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since Pat gave him the flick. Management promptly gave the new accountant the flick pass after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll give me the flick if they ever find out I wasn't sick on those days I called out.See also: flick, giveflick off1. To turn something off, typically a switch. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flick" and "off." I flicked off the living room light and headed upstairs to bed.2. To remove something from someone or something with a quick touch or gesture. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flick" and "off." Startled, I immediately flicked the bug off my shoulder.See also: flick, offflick onTo turn something on, typically a switch. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flick" and "on." As soon as I flicked on the light, I could see that the house had been robbed.See also: flick, onchick flickA movie that is primarily appealing or marketed to a female audience, and often focused on relationships and romance. That new romantic comedy seems like a real chick flick, so my girlfriends and I are going to go see it this weekend.See also: chick, flickskin flickA softcore pornographic film; a film featuring a lot of nudity and graphic depictions of sex. In the end, the movie's story is fairly meaningless, making it a skin flick that is trying to pretend it is some kind of high art. The pay cable channels always show skin flicks late at night.See also: flick, skinflick out1. To quickly shoot out, usually of the tongue. The kids watched with glee as the frog's sticky tongue flicked out.2. To cause something to quickly shoot out, as of the tongue. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "flick" and "out." The kids watched with glee as the frog flicked its sticky tongue out.3. To extend outward, as of a flame. Move those papers away from the candle in case the flame flicks out.See also: flick, outflick through (something)To casually read through a document, magazine, or book without paying close attention to it. I had just started flicking through a magazine when the receptionist called my name.See also: flick, throughflick (something) with (something)To graze something with something in particular. The cat flicked the Christmas tree branch with her tail and knocked off several ornaments.See also: flickflick out 1. [for the ends of a flame] to reach out as the flame burns. The flames of the campfire flicked out and threatened the cold fingers that were too close. The flames flicked out from the burning house and set a nearby tree on fire. 2. [for the tongue of a reptile] to come out suddenly. The snake's tongue flicked out regularly. The lizard's tongue flicked out, grabbed the insect and ate it.See also: flick, outflick something off someone or something and flick something offto brush or knock a speck of something off of someone or something with a quick movement. She flicked a speck of lint off his collar. She flicked off the lint.See also: flick, offflick something onto turn something on, using a toggle switch. Mary came into the room and flicked the light on. Please flick on the light.See also: flick, onflick something out[for a reptile] to push out its tongue quickly. The lizard flicked its tongue out repeatedly. The lizard kept flicking out its tongue at regular intervals.See also: flick, outflick something with somethingto brush or knock something with something quickly or lightly. She flicked her finger at the fly that had lighted nearby. Tom flicked the vase with his sleeve and knocked it over.See also: flickflick through somethingto turn quickly through the pages of something. Colleen flicked through the magazine, looking only at the advertisements. I have only had time to flick through the manuscript, but it looks okay.See also: flick, throughgive someone the flick or give someone the flick pass AUSTRALIAN, INFORMALIf you give someone or something the flick or if you give them the flick pass, you get rid of them or say you do not want them. Nikki has given Brandon the flick. Brunker plans to give work the flick pass by the time he hits 30. Note: You can also say that someone gets the flick. These ridiculous games should get the flick so we can have a real championship. Note: In Australian football, a flick pass is a pass made by hitting the ball with an open hand. Flick passes are against the rules, which state that the ball should be passed by hitting it with the fist. See also: flick, give, someonegive someone the flick (or get the flick) reject someone (or be rejected) in a casual or offhand way. informal, chiefly AustralianSee also: flick, give, someoneflick offv.1. To remove something from a surface with a quick, brief sweeping motion: I flicked off the cat hair from my sweater before I went outside. The tailor flicked some loose threads off before giving me the suit.2. To deactivate by using a switch; switch off: He flicked the light off and shut the door. She flicked off the bright lights to conserve energy.See also: flick, offflick onv. To activate by switch; switch on: We flicked on the lights and entered the attic. Flick the heat on when you get home.See also: flick, onchick-flick n. a movie intended for women and female interests. I hate chick-flicks. It’s a guy thing. flick n. a movie. That was a pretty good flick, right? skin flick n. a movie featuring nudity. (see also nudie.) Max likes skin flicks better than real girls. See also: flick, skinFLICK
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flick Related to flick: Chick Flick, FlickrSynonyms for flickverb jerkSynonymsverb strikeSynonyms- strike
- tap
- jab
- remove quickly
- hit
- touch
- stroke
- rap
- flip
- peck
- whisk
- dab
- fillip
verb clickSynonymsnoun tapSynonyms- tap
- touch
- sweep
- stroke
- rap
- flip
- peck
- whisk
- jab
phrase flick through somethingSynonyms- browse
- glance at
- skim
- leaf through
- flip through
- thumb through
- skip through
Synonyms for flicknoun light and momentary contact with another person or thingSynonymsverb to make light and momentary contact with, as in passingSynonymsSynonyms for flicknoun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)Related Wordsnoun a short strokeRelated Wordsnoun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementSynonyms- film
- motion picture
- motion-picture show
- movie
- moving picture
- moving-picture show
- pic
- picture show
- picture
Related Words- product
- production
- sequence
- episode
- credit
- subtitle
- caption
- credits
- telefilm
- scene
- shot
- feature film
- feature
- final cut
- home movie
- collage film
- coming attraction
- shoot-'em-up
- short subject
- docudrama
- documentary
- documentary film
- infotainment
- cinema verite
- film noir
- skin flick
- rough cut
- silent movie
- silent picture
- silents
- slow motion
- talkie
- talking picture
- 3D
- 3-D
- three-D
- show
- musical
- musical comedy
- musical theater
- dub
- synchronise
- synchronize
- film
- shoot
- take
- videotape
- tape
- reshoot
verb flash intermittentlySynonymsRelated Words- flash
- twinkle
- wink
- winkle
- blink
verb look through a book or other written materialSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to move with a flickSynonymsRelated Wordsverb throw or toss with a quick motionSynonymsRelated Wordsverb shine unsteadilySynonymsRelated Wordsverb twitch or flutterSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to make a snapping soundSynonymsRelated Wordsverb touch or hit with a light, quick blowRelated Wordsverb remove with a flick (of the hand)Related Words- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
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