flick 1 (fl k)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: flicked him with his hand. See Synonyms at brush1. 2. To cause to move with a light blow; snap: flicked the light switch on. 3. To remove with a light quick blow: flicked the lint off the coat. v.intr. To twitch or flutter. [Imitative.] flick  a·ble adj. |
| flick 2 (flk) n. Slang A movie. [Short for flicker.] |
flick
Verb
1. to touch or move with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
2. to move with a short sudden movement, often repeatedly: the windscreen wipers flicked back and forth
3. flick through to look at (a book or magazine) quickly or idly
Noun
a tap or quick stroke [imitative]
Flick rabbits or hares collectively, 1887.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 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 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 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 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" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | |
| Verb | 1. | flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| 2. | flick - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" | |
| 6. | flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" | |
| 7. | flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" 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) |
flick
Translations
flick [flɪk] n → golpecito;
(with finger) → capirotazo;
(BRIT) (col) (= film); película
flick through vt fus → hojear
flick [flɪk] n (of finger) → Schnipsen nt;
(of hand) → Wischen nt;
(of whip) → Schnalzen nt;
(of towel etc) → Schlagen nt;
(of switch) → Knipsen nt
vt → schnipsen;
(with hand) → wischen;
(switch) → knipsen;
flicks (inf) npl → Kino nt;
flick through flick vt fus → durchblättern
n flick [flik]
1 a quick, sharp movement a flick of the wrist. aftik نَقْرَه بالأصْبَع трепване trhnutí, švihnutí hurtig bevægelse; ryk leichter, schneller Schlag τίναγμα movimiento rápido jõnks ضربه تند و ملایم näpäytys petit mouvement rapide הַצלָפָה तेजी kratak, oštar udarac, pokret pöccintés gerakan cepat snögg og létt sveifluhreyfing colpetto 軽く打つこと 재빠른 움직임, 찰싹 때림, 딸깍하는 움직임, 뒤로 젖힘 staigus judesys, švystelėjimas (viegls) uzsitiens; rāviens gerakan cepat ruk, knip knips, rapp, smekk machnięcie, szarpnięcie 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 film film der Streifen ταινία (λαϊκ.) película film فیلم סֶרֶט झटका film mozi, film film film 映画 filmas ķinītis, ķinis filem film kino, film film mişcare bruscă (кино)фильм film film film bio, film ภาพยนตร์ sinema （俚）電影 кінофільм کوئی فلم phim chiếu bóng （俚）电影
v
to make this kind of movement (to or with something) He flicked open a packet of cigarettes. klap; oopklap يفتَح بِنَقْرَةٍ первам otevřít švihnutím/trhnutím; švihnout, trhnout knipse schnippen τινάζω movimiento rápido hacer un nipsutama تند زدن näpäyttää ouvrir (en un tournemain) 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 빨리 움직이다; 찰싹 때리다, 스위치를 켜다[]; (손목·머리를) 뒤로 젖히다 švystelėti (viegli) uzsist; paraut memencet knippen smekke, knipse, gi et rapp machnąć, szarpnąć 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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