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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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