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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 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"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 strokestroke - 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"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 short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature 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" 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 3-D, 3D, 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" 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" 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"push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" | | 5. | flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"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"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"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" |
flick verb 2. strike, tap, jab, remove quickly, hit, touch, stroke, rap, flip, peck, whisk, dab, fillip flick through something browse, glance at, skim, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skip through  Translationsflick [flɪk] n → golpecito; (with finger) → capirotazo; flick [flɪk] n ( of finger) → Schnipsen nt; vt → schnipsen; flicks ( inf) npl → Kino nt; flick [flɪk] n → colpetto see also flicks
flickn flick [flik]1 a quick, sharp movement a flick of the wrist.aftikنَقْرَه بالأصْبَعтрепванеtrhnutí, švihnutíhurtig bevægelse; rykleichter, schneller Schlagτίναγμαmovimiento rápidojõnksضربه تند و ملایمnäpäytyspetit mouvement rapideהַצלָפָהतेजीkratak, oštar udarac, pokretpöccintésgerakan cepatsnögg og létt sveifluhreyfingcolpetto軽く打つこと재빠른 움직임, 찰싹 때림, 딸깍하는 움직임, 뒤로 젖힘staigus judesys, švystelėjimas(viegls) uzsitiens; rāviensgerakan cepatruk, knipknips, rapp, smekkmachnięcie, szarpnięciesacudidelamişcare bruscăрезкое движениеtrhnutiekrctrzajlätt slag, släng, snärtกระตุก; สะบัดfiske急速、突然的動作,彈開різкий рух; поштовхتیز خمدار حرکتcú đánh nhẹ; cái búng急速、突然的动作,弹开 2 (slang) a movie. fliekفِلْم سينمائيфилмfilmfilmder Streifenταινία (λαϊκ.)películafilmفیلمסֶרֶטझटकाfilmmozi, filmfilmfilm映画filmasķinītis, ķinisfilemfilmkino, filmfilmmişcare bruscă(кино)фильмfilmfilmfilmbio, filmภาพยนตร์sinema（俚）電影кінофільмکوئی فلمphim chiếu bóng（俚）电影 v to make this kind of movement (to or with something) He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.klap; oopklapيفتَح بِنَقْرَةٍпервамotevřít švihnutím/trhnutím; švihnout, trhnoutknipseschnippenτινάζωhacer un movimiento rápidonipsutamaتند زدنnäpäyttääouvrir (en un tournemain)לְהַצלִיףझटके से मारना, झटका देना, हिलानाkvrcnuti prstom, trznutimegpöccintmemencetslá/opna/hreyfa létt með snöggri sveifludare un colpetto軽くピシッと打つ빨리 움직이다; 찰싹 때리다, 스위치를 켜다[]; (손목·머리를) 뒤로 젖히다švystelėti(viegli) uzsist; parautmemencetknippensmekke, knipse, gi et rappmachnąć, szarpnąćsacudira deschide (rapid)делать резкое движениеotvoriť (jedným pohybom)krcnititrznutiknäppa (spänna, sprätta) uppกระตุก; สบัดhafifçe dokunmak, fiske vurmak輕彈стьобнути; змахуватиتیزی سے خم کرناđánh nhẹ; búng; gõ nhẹ轻弹
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