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- DictionaryFlick/flik/
noun
- 1. a sudden sharp movement: "the flick of a switch"
- 2. a motion picture: informal "a Hollywood action flick"
verb
- 1. propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers: "Emily flicked some ash off her sleeve"
5 days ago · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If something flicks in a particular direction, or if someone flicks it, it moves with a short, sudden movement. His tongue flicked across his lips. He flicked his cigarette out of the window. Synonyms: jerk, pull, tug, lurch More Synonyms of flick. 2. transitive verb.
Flick definition, a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop. See more.
flick. verb. /flɪk/ Verb Forms. [transitive] flick something + adv./prep. to hit something with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your hand She flicked the dust off her collar. The horse was flicking flies away with its tail. James flicked a peanut at her. Please don't flick ash on the carpet!
flick. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English flick1 /flɪk/ verb 1 [ transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger Papa flicked the ash from his cigar. 2 [ intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move with a ...
( transitive) to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand. to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily. ( intransitive) followed by through: to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly.
flick. [countable, usually singular] a small sudden, quick movement or hit, for example with a whip or part of the body. Bell's flick into the penalty area helped to create the goal. All this information is available at the flick of a switch (= by simply turning on a machine).
What does the verb flick mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb flick. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. flick has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. birds (1850s) medicine (1850s) cricket (1890s) Entry status.
