click

click  (klk)

n.

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

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

3. Computer Science An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a pointing device, such as a mouse.

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. Computer Science To press down and release a button on a pointing device in order to select an item on a display screen or activate a command or function.

3. Slang

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

b. To function well together; hit it off.

c. To become clear; fall into place.

v.tr.

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

2. Computer Science To press down and release (a button on a pointing device).

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click

Noun

a short light often metallic sound

Verb

1. to make a clicking sound: cameras clicked and whirred

2. Also: (click on) Computers to press and release (a button on a mouse) or select (a particular function) by pressing and releasing a button on a mouse

3. Informal to become suddenly clear: it wasn't until I saw the photograph that everything clicked into place

4. Slang (of two people) to get on well together: I met him at a dinner party and we clicked straight away

5. Slang to be a great success: the film cost so much that if it hadn't clicked at the box office we'd have been totally wiped out [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	click - a short light metallic sound clink, chink 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

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click

noun 1. snap, beat, tick, clack

verb 2. snap, beat, tick, clack

verb 3. (Informal) become clear, come home (to), make sense, fall into place

verb 4. (Slang) 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

Translations

click [klɪk] vt [+ tongue] → chasquear

vi (COMPUT) → hacer clic;

to click one's heels → taconear

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click [klɪk] vi → faire un bruit sec or un déclic;

(Comput) → cliquer

vt to click one's tongue → faire claquer sa langue;

to click one's heels → claquer des talons;

to click on an icon → cliquer sur une icône

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click [klɪk] vi → klicken

vt to click one's tongue → mit der Zunge schnalzen;

to click one's heels → die Hacken zusammenschlagen

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click [klɪk] vi → scattare

vt to click one's tongue → schioccare la lingua;

to click one's heels → battere i tacchi