click

a brief, sharp sound: The click of her heels was heard on the stairs.; to press a computer button: click on “open”

Not to be confused with:

clique – exclusive group of friends or associates: The members formed a clique.

click

(klĭk)

1. A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch.

2. A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position.

3. Computers

a. An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device.

b. An instance of selecting an item in a website or app by clicking or tapping on a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.

4. Linguistics Any of various implosive stops, such as that of English tsk, produced by raising the back of the tongue to make contact with the palate and simultaneously closing the lips or touching the teeth or alveolar ridge with the tip and sides of the tongue, and found as phonemic consonants especially in the Khoisan and some Bantu languages. Also called suction stop. See Usage Note at !Kung.

v. clicked, click·ing, clicks

v.intr.

1. To produce a click or series of clicks.

2. Computers

a. To press and release a button on a mouse or other input device.

b. To select an item in a webpage or app by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.

3. Slang

a. To have good social or working relations; hit it off: The director and producer clicked at the very start of the play.

b. To become clear; fall into place: The answer finally clicked, and I finished the crossword.

c. To be a great success: The play clicked on Broadway.

v.tr.

1. To cause to click, as by striking together: clicked his heels.

2. Computers

a. To press down and release (a button on an input device): clicked the left button on the mouse.

b. To press down and release a button on (an input device): clicked the mouse.

c. To select (an item in a webpage or app) by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device: To open the file, click the icon.

[Imitative.]

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click

(klɪk)

1. a short light often metallic sound

2. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. the locking member of a ratchet mechanism, such as a pawl or detent

b. the movement of such a mechanism between successive locking positions

3. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics any 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

4. (Units) slang US and Canadian a kilometre

5. (Computer Science) computing an act of pressing and releasing a button on a mouse

6. to make or cause to make a clicking sound: to click one's heels.

7. (Computer Science) (usually foll by on) computing to press and release (a button on a mouse) or to select (a particular function) by pressing and releasing a button on a mouse

8. (intr) slang to be a great success: that idea really clicked.

9. (intr) informal to become suddenly clear: it finally clicked when her name was mentioned.

10. (intr) slang to go or fit together with ease: they clicked from their first meeting.

[C17: of imitative origin]

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click

(klɪk)

n.

1. a slight, sharp sound: the click of a latch.

2. a small device for preventing backward movement of a mechanism, as a detent or pawl.

3. any of a variety of ingressive, usu. implosive, speech sounds, phonemic in some languages, produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release.

4. any of a variety of sounds used in calling or urging on horses or other animals, in expressing reprimand or sympathy, or produced in audible kissing.

5. Informal. a sudden insight or realization.

v.i.

6. to emit or make a slight, sharp sound, or series of such sounds, as by the cocking of a pistol.

7. Informal.

a. to succeed; make a hit.

b. to fit together; function well together: Their personalities don't really click.

c. to become suddenly clear or intelligible.

8. Computers. to depress and release a mouse button rapidly, as to select an icon.

v.t.

9. to cause to click.

10. to strike together with a click: He clicked his heels and saluted.

[1575–85; perhaps imitative; compare Dutch klick (n.), klikken (v.)]

click′er, n.

click′less, adj.

click

Past participle: clicked
Gerund: clicking

Imperative
click
click

Present
I click
you click
he/she/it clicks
we click
you click
they click

Preterite
I clicked
you clicked
he/she/it clicked
we clicked
you clicked
they clicked

Present Continuous
I am clicking
you are clicking
he/she/it is clicking
we are clicking
you are clicking
they are clicking

Present Perfect
I have clicked
you have clicked
he/she/it has clicked
we have clicked
you have clicked
they have clicked

Past Continuous
I was clicking
you were clicking
he/she/it was clicking
we were clicking
you were clicking
they were clicking

Past Perfect
I had clicked
you had clicked
he/she/it had clicked
we had clicked
you had clicked
they had clicked

Future
I will click
you will click
he/she/it will click
we will click
you will click
they will click

Future Perfect
I will have clicked
you will have clicked
he/she/it will have clicked
we will have clicked
you will have clicked
they will have clicked

Future Continuous
I will be clicking
you will be clicking
he/she/it will be clicking
we will be clicking
you will be clicking
they will be clicking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clicking
you have been clicking
he/she/it has been clicking
we have been clicking
you have been clicking
they have been clicking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clicking
you will have been clicking
he/she/it will have been clicking
we will have been clicking
you will have been clicking
they will have been clicking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clicking
you had been clicking
he/she/it had been clicking
we had been clicking
you had been clicking
they had been clicking

Conditional
I would click
you would click
he/she/it would click
we would click
you would click
they would click

Past Conditional
I would have clicked
you would have clicked
he/she/it would have clicked
we would have clicked
you would have clicked
they would have clicked

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	click - a short light metallic sound clink sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	click - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) suction stop occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
	3.	click - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward detent, pawl, dog catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" rachet, ratch, ratchet - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
	4.	click - depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example" mouse click depression - pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
Verb	1.	click - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" snap move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	click - make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" tick sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	click - click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" chatter sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	4.	click - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" flick, snap move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	6.	click - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens cluck, clack let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	7.	click - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" come home, dawn, fall into place, sink in, get across, penetrate, get through

click

noun

1. snap, beat, tick, clack I heard a click and then the telephone message started to play.

verb

1. snap, beat, tick, clack Camera shutters clicked all around me.

2. (Informal) become clear, come home (to), make sense, fall into place When I saw the TV report, it all suddenly clicked.

3. (Informal) get on, be compatible, hit it off (informal), be on the same wavelength, get on like a house on fire (informal), take to each other, feel a rapport They clicked immediately; they liked all the same things.

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click

noun

A light, sharp noise:

clack, snap.

verb

1. To make a light, sharp noise:

clack, snap.

2. Slang. To turn out well:

come off, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work, work out.

3. Slang. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:

communicate, connect, relate.

Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off.

Translations

طَقْطَقَةطَقْطَقَه، قَرْقَعَه، طَقَّهيُطَقْطِقُيُقَرْقِع، يَطَقْطِق

cvaknutíklapnoutcvaknout

klikklikkesmældsmælde

Klicken Mausklick schlagen schnalzen zusammenschlagen

κάνω κλικ κλικ κρότημα

musklako

clic hacer clic chasquear chasquido

naksahdusnaksahtaanaksauttaanapsahdusnapsahtaa

cliquer clic déclic claquer cliqueter

škljocajškljocati

kattanáskattint

smellasmellur

cliccare clic scattare scatto si capito

カチッという音カチッと鳴る

찰깍 소리가 나다찰깍하는 소리

spragtelėjimasspragtelėtitaukštelėti

klakšķētklakšķisklikšķētklikšķissasist papēžus

klikken klik

klikk klikke knipse slå smekk

kliknąć kliknięcie

clique clicar

щёлкать щелчок клик кликать цокать

poktlesktleskniti

klicka tillknäpp

เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊กเสียงดังกริ๊ก

'çıt' etmek'çıt' sesi'klik'tıktıkırdamak

kêu lách cáchtiếng lách cách

使发出卡嗒声卡嗒一声咔哒声点击

click

[klɪk]

A. N [of camera etc] → golpecito m seco, clic m; [of heels] → taconeo m; [of tongue] → chasquido m; [of gun] → piñoneo m; [of typewriter etc] → tecleo m

B. VT [+ tongue] → chasquear (Comput) → hacer click en
to click one's heels → dar un taconazo

C. VI

1. [camera etc] → hacer clic; [gun] → piñonear; [typewriter etc] → teclear
the door clicked shut → la puerta se cerró con un golpecito seco

2. (= be understood) → quedar claro/a
it didn't click with me until → no caí en la cuenta hasta (que) ...
suddenly it all clicked (into place) → de pronto, todo encajaba (en su sitio)

3. (= be a success) [product, invention] → ser un éxito; [two people] → congeniar, gustarse inmediatamente
to click with sb → congeniar or conectar con algn

4. (Comput) → hacer click
to click on an icon → hacer click en un icono

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click

[ˈklɪk]

[object, camera] → faire un bruit sec, faire un déclic

[people] → sympathiser

(= became clear) it suddenly clicked → ça a fait tilt

to click one's tongue → faire claquer sa langue

to click one's heels → claquer des talons

n (= noise) → bruit m sec

click on

vt fus (COMPUTING) [+ icon] → cliquer sur

click

n → Klicken nt; (of joints) → Knacken nt; (of light switch) → Knipsen nt; (of fingers) → Knipsen nt, → Schnipsen nt; (Comput) → (Maus)klick m; (of latch, key in lock) → Schnappen nt; (tongue, Phon) → Schnalzen nt; he turned with a sharp click of his heels → er drehte sich um und klappte zackig die Hacken zusammen

(= make clicking noise) → klicken; (joints) → knacken; (light switch) → knipsen; (fingers) → knipsen, schnipsen; (Comput) → klicken; (latch, key in lock) → schnappen; (tongue, Phon) → schnalzen; (high heels) → klappern

(inf: = be understood) → funken (inf); suddenly it all clicked (into place) → plötzlich hatte es gefunkt (inf)

(inf: = get on well) → funken (inf); they clicked right from the moment they first met → zwischen ihnen hatte es vom ersten Augenblick an gefunkt (inf); some people you click with straight away → mit manchen Leuten versteht man sich auf Anhieb

(inf: = catch on) → ankommen (inf) → (with bei)

vt heels → zusammenklappen; fingers → schnippen mit; (Comput) → klicken auf +acc; tongue → schnalzen mit; to click a door shut → eine Tür zuklinken; to click something into place → etw einschnappen lassen

click

n usu pl (US inf) → Kilometer m

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click

[klɪk]

1. n (of camera) → scatto; (of high heels) → tacchettio; (of soldiers' boots) → battito; (of tongue) → schiocco

2. vt (heels) → battere; (tongue) → far schioccare

3. vi (camera) → scattare; (heels) → ticchettare
the door clicked shut → la porta si chiuse con uno scatto
suddenly it all clicked (into place) (fig) (fam) → di colpo tutto è diventato chiaro

click

(klik) noun

a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on. the click of the camera.

verb

to (cause to) make such a sound. The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.

click

→ طَقْطَقَة, يُطَقْطِقُ cvaknout, cvaknutí klik, klikke Klicken κάνω κλικ, κλικ chasquear, chasquido naksahdus, naksahtaa clic, cliquer škljocaj, škljocati clic, cliccare カチッという音, カチッと鳴る 찰깍 소리가 나다, 찰깍하는 소리 klik, klikken klikk, klikke kliknąć, kliknięcie clicar, clique щелкать, щелчок klicka till, knäpp เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊ก, เสียงดังกริ๊ก tık, tıklamak kêu lách cách, tiếng lách cách 咔哒声, 点击

click

n (card) chasquido