FLICK

movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

(noun) 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”

flick

(noun) a short stroke

flick

(noun) a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); “he gave it a flick with his finger”; “he felt the flick of a whip”

flick

(verb) remove with a flick (of the hand)

flick

(verb) touch or hit with a light, quick blow; “flicked him with his hand”

snap, click, flick

(verb) cause to make a snapping sound; “snap your fingers”

jerk, flick

(verb) throw or toss with a quick motion; “flick a piece of paper across the table”; “jerk his head”

flick, ruffle, riffle

(verb) twitch or flutter; “the paper flicked”

flip, flick

(verb) cause to move with a flick; “he flicked his Bic”

flicker, flick

(verb) flash intermittently; “The lights flicked on and off”

flicker, flick

(verb) shine unsteadily; “The candle flickered”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Flick

A diminutive form of Felicity

Etymology

Noun

flick (plural flicks)

A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.

(informal) A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.

(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.

The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

A flitch.

A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second

Synonyms

(short, quick movement) fillip (of the finger)

(cinema) the pictures

Verb

flick (third-person singular simple present flicks, present participle flicking, simple past and past participle flicked)

To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.

Source: Wiktionary


Flick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] Etym: [Cf. Flicker.]

Definition: To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray.

Flick, n.

Definition: A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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