 flick |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) | |
| Examples: | "he gave it a flick with his finger" or "he felt the flick of a whip" |
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| Related terms: | contact | |
| 2. | [ verb ] throw or toss with a quick motion | |
| Synonyms: | flip jerk | |
| Examples: | "flick a piece of paper across the table" "jerk his head" |
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| Related terms: | push propel flipper | |
| 3. | [ verb ] look through a book or other written material | |
| Synonyms: | thumb riffle leaf riff flip | |
| Examples: | "He thumbed through the report" "She leafed through the volume" |
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| Related terms: | peruse leaf | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to move with a flick | |
| Synonyms: | flip | |
| Examples: | "he flicked his Bic" |
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| Related terms: | throw pass | |
| 5. | [ verb ] flash intermittently | |
| Synonyms: | flicker | |
| Examples: | "The lights flicked on and off" |
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| Related terms: | flash glint | |
| 6. | [ verb ] twitch or flutter | |
| Synonyms: | riffle ruffle | |
| Examples: | "the paper flicked" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 7. | [ verb ] touch or hit with a light, quick blow | |
| Synonyms: | strike | |
| Examples: | "flicked him with his hand" |
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| Related terms: | brush | |
| 8. | [ verb ] throw or toss with a quick motion | |
| Synonyms: | jerk flip | |
| Examples: | "flick a piece of paper across the table" "jerk his head" |
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| Related terms: | push propel | |
| 9. | [ verb ] cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers | |
| Synonyms: | snap click | |
| Related terms: | move snap | |
| 10. | [ verb ] remove with a flick (of the hand, for example) | |
| Related terms: | remove | |
| 11. | [ verb ] shine unsteadily | |
| Synonyms: | flicker | |
| Examples: | "The candle flickered" |
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| Related terms: | shine glint | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5004 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (film,performing arts) a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | |
| Synonyms: | film movie motion_picture picture pic moving-picture_show motion-picture_show picture_show moving_picture | |
| Examples: | "they went to a movie every Saturday night" "the film was shot on location" |
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| Related terms: | show documentary silent_movie feature home_movie collage_film slow_motion 3D talking_picture rough_cut final_cut coming_attraction shoot-'em-up short_subject cinema_verite peepshow scene sequence subtitle credits credit film dub reshoot videotape synchronize film | |
| Similar spelling: |
Flock fleck flack floc flak fluky fluke Flook Fleig Fleek flask flaky flake Flaig Flach flukey Flecha flakey |
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