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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flick1 /flɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a sudden light blow or tap, such as with a whip or the finger.
- the sound made by such a blow or tap.
- a light and rapid movement:a flick of the wrist.
v. - to strike, remove, propel, or operate with a sudden light, smart stroke:[~ + (away +) object]flicked the horse with a whip; to flick (away) a crumb.
- to cause to move rapidly, suddenly, or jerkily:[~ + object]a bird flicking its tail.
- to turn pages rapidly or idly:[~ + through + object]to flick through a magazine.
flick2 /flɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa movie.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flick1 (flik),USA pronunciation n. - a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger:She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.
- the sound made by such a blow or tap.
- a light and rapid movement:a flick of the wrist.
- something thrown off with or as if with a jerk:a flick of mud.
v.t. - to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.
- to remove with such a stroke:to flick away a crumb.
- to move (something) with a sudden stroke or jerk.
v.i. - to move with a jerk or jerks.
- to flutter.
- 1400–50; late Middle English flykke; apparently imitative
- Slang Termsa motion picture.
Also, flicker. - shortening of flicker1 1925–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flick /flɪk/ vb - (transitive) to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
- (transitive) to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand
- to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily
- (intransitive) followed by through: to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly
n - a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc
- the sound made by such a stroke
- a fleck, streak, or particle
- give someone the flick ⇒ informal to dismiss someone from consideration
Etymology: 15th Century: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac flick /flɪk/ n slang - a cinema film
- the flicks ⇒ the cinema: what's on at the flicks tonight?
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