flick onnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflɪkˌɒn//ˈflɪkˌɑːn/in football, a move in which a player quickly and skilfully hits a moving ball forward with their head or foot, without stopping or controlling it first:
Rooney's flick on at the near post found Evra unmarked.
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