flick

flick ¹

 (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.

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[Imitative.]

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flick′a·ble adj.

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flick ²

 (flĭk)

n. Slang

A movie.

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[Short for flicker.]

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flick

(flɪk)

vb

1. (tr) to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement

2. (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 jerkily

4. (foll by: through) to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly

5. to snap or click (the fingers) to produce a sharp sound

n

6. a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc

7. the sound made by such a stroke

8. a fleck, streak, or particle

9. give someone the flick informal to dismiss someone from consideration

[C15: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac]

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flick

(flɪk)

n

1. a cinema film

2. (Film) the flicks the cinema: what's on at the flicks tonight?.

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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]

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Flick

 rabbits or hares collectively, 1887.

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flick

Past participle: flicked
Gerund: flicking

Imperative

flick

flick

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Thesaurus

Noun	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 stroke stroke - 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, picture product, 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 movie credit - 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 screen credits - 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 television scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film feature 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 producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film 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 movie rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing silent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrack slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing 3D, 3-D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance show - 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 dancing dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, 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 videotape reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"
Verb	1.	flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" flicker flash, 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, flip peruse - 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" flip throw - 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" jerk push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	5.	flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" flicker beam, 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, ruffle move, 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, snap move - 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"

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flick

verb

1. 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.

noun

1. tap, touch, sweep, stroke, rap, flip, peck, whisk, jab a flick of a paintbrush

flick through something browse, glance at, skim, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skip through She flicked through some magazines.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

flick

noun

Light and momentary contact with another person or thing:

brush, graze, skim.

verb

To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:

brush, graze, kiss, shave, skim.

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Translations

فِلْم سينمائينَقْرَه بالأصْبَعيفتَح بِنَقْرَةٍ

filmotevřít švihnutím/trhnutímšvihnoutšvihnutítrhnout

filmhurtig bevægelseknipseryk

KinoschnalzenschnippenStreifen

hacer un movimiento rápidomovimiento rápido

ouvrir

megpöccintpöccintés

slá/opna/hreyfa létt meî snöggri sveiflusnögg og létt sveifluhreyfing

colpettocolpodare un colpetto con la manomuoversi a scattopicchiettare

staigus judesysšvystelėjimas

kinitis, kinisparautrāviensuzsistuzsitiens

gi et rappknipsrapp

щёлкать

otvoriť

fiskefiske vurmakhafifçe dokunmaksinema

弹开急速的动作电影突然的动作轻弹

flick

[flɪk]

A. N

1. [of tail] → coletazo m; [of finger] → capirotazo m, papirotazo m; [of duster] → pasada f; [of whip] → latigazo m
with a flick of the whip → de un latigazo
with a flick of the wrist → con un movimiento rápido de la muñeca
see also switch A1

2. (Brit) → película f, peli f
the flicks → el cine

B. VT (with finger) → dar un capirotazo a
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → se apartó el pelo de los ojos
to flick sth away → quitar algo con un movimiento rápido

C. VI the snake's tongue flicked in and out → la víbora metía y sacaba la lengua
to flick over the pages → hojear rápidamente las páginas

D. CPD flick knife N (Brit) → navaja f automática, navaja f de resorte (Mex)

flick off VT + ADV [+ dust, ash] → sacudir; [+ light, TV] → apagar

flick on VT + ADV [+ light, TV] → encender

flick through VI + PREP [+ book, pages] → hojear rápidamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flick

[ˈflɪk]

n

[whip] → petit coup m

[finger] → pression f

[switch] with the flick of a switch → rien qu'en appuyant sur un bouton

(= look)
a quick flick through the pages of the book → un coup d'œil rapide dans les pages du livre

(SPORT) (= pass) → passe f

(British) (= movie) → film m

vt

[+ switch] → appuyer sur
She flicked the switch to turn the light on → Elle a appuyé sur le bouton pour allumer la lumière.

(= move) → agiter
to flick sth from sth (= remove) → enlever qch de qch d'une chiquenaude
to flick ash into an ashtray → faire tomber sa cendre dans un cendrier
to flick sth away → envoyer qch d'une chiquenaude

vi (= move quickly) → passer rapidement

flick off

vt sep [+ appliance] → éteindre; [+ switch] → appuyer sur (pour éteindre)

flick through

vt fus

[+ book, magazine] → feuilleter

[+ channels] → zapper

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flick

n (with finger) → Schnipsen nt no pl; (of tail) → kurzer Schlag; (with whip) → Schnalzen nt no pl; with a flick of his fingers/the whip → mit einem Finger-/Peitschenschnalzen; a flick of the wrist → eine schnelle Drehung des Handgelenks

vt whip → schnalzen or knallen mit; fingers → schnalzen mit; (with whip) horse etc → leicht schlagen; (with fingers) switch → anknipsen; dust, ash → wegschnipsen; (with cloth) → wegwedeln; she flicked her hair out of her eyes → sie strich sich (dat) → die Haare aus den Augen; I’ll just flick a duster round the sitting room (inf) → ich wedel or geh eben mal mit dem Staubtuch durchs Wohnzimmer (inf); she flicked the light on → sie knipste das Licht an; he flicked the piece of paper onto the floor → er schnipste das Papier auf den Fußboden

vi the snake’s tongue flicked in and out → die Schlange züngelte

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flick

[flɪk]

1. n

a. (gen) → colpetto
see also flicks

2. vt (with finger) → dare un colpetto a
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → buttò i capelli da una parte

3. vi the snake's tongue flicked in and out → la lingua del serpente guizzava

flick off vt + adv (dust, ash) → mandar via con un colpetto

flick through vi + prep (book, pages) → sfogliare, scartabellare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flick

(flik) noun

1. a quick, sharp movement. a flick of the wrist. aftik نَقْرَه بالأصْبَع трепване sacudidela trhnutí, švihnutí leichter, schneller Schlag hurtig bevægelse; ryk τίναγμαmovimiento rápido jõnks ضربه تند و ملایم näpäys petit mouvement rapide הצלפה तेजी kratak, oštar udarac, pokret pöccintés gerakan cepat snögg og létt sveifluhreyfing colpetto 軽く打つこと 경쾌한 움직임 staigus judesys, švystelėjimas (viegls) uzsitiens; rāviens gerakan cepat ruk, knipknips, rapp, smekk machnięcie, szarpnięcie تیزه ضربه sacudidela mişcare bruscă резкое движение trhnutie krc trzaj lätt slag, släng, snärt กระตุก; สะบัด fiske 急速、突然的動作，彈開 різкий рух; поштовх تیز خمدار حرکت cú đánh nhẹ; cái búng 急速、突然的动作，弹开

2. (slang) a movie. fliek فِلْم سينمائي филм filme film der Streifen film ταινίαpelícula film فیلم leffa סרט झटका film mozi, film film film 映画 영화 filmas ķinītis, ķinis filem film kino, filmfilm فیلم mişcare bruscă фильм film film film bio, film ภาพยนตร์ sinema （俚）電影 кінофільм کوئی فلم phim chiếu bóng （俚）电影

verb

to make this kind of movement (to or with something). He flicked open a packet of cigarettes. klap; oopklap يفتَح بِنَقْرَةٍ первам sacudir otevřít švihnutím/trhnutím; švihnout, trhnout schnippen knipse τινάζωhacer un movimiento rápido nipsutama تند زدن näpäyttää ouvrir לְהַצלִיף झटके से मारना, झटका देना, हिलाना kvrcnuti prstom, trznuti megpöccint memencet slá/opna/hreyfa létt með snöggri sveiflu dare un colpetto 軽くピシッと打つ 급히 움직이다 švystelėti (viegli) uzsist; paraut memencet knippensmekke, knipse, gi et rappmachnąć, szarpnąć په سرعته کی وهل sacudir a deschide (rapid) делать резкое движение otvoriť (jedným pohybom) krcniti trznuti knäppa (spänna, sprätta) upp กระตุก; สบัด hafifçe dokunmak, fiske vurmak 輕彈 стьобнути; змахувати تیزی سے خم کرنا đánh nhẹ; búng; gõ nhẹ 轻弹

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