flick in English dictionary

  • flick

    Meanings and definitions of "flick"

    • 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.
    • To move (something) with a short, quick motion.
    • The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
    • noun
      A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
    • noun
      (informal)
      A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
    • noun
      (fencing)
      A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
    • noun
      (tennis)
      A powerful underarm volley shot.
    • noun
      The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
    • noun
      A flitch.
    • verb
      To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
    • A short, quick movement
    • Cinema
    • To move (something) with a short, quick motion
    • A quick, straight stroke of a finger or pen on a screen. A flick is recognized as a gesture, and interpreted as a navigation or an editing command.
    • 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"
    • noun
      a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
    • noun
      a short stroke
    • verb
      cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
    • verb
      cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
    • verb
      flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
    • verb
      look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
    • verb
      remove with a flick (of the hand)
    • verb
      shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
    • verb
      throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
    • verb
      touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
    • verb
      twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"

    Synonyms of "flick" in English dictionary

    jerk, film, wink are the top synonyms of "flick" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of flick

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

    Meanings and definitions of "flick"

    • proper
      A diminutive form of Felicity

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