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flick1       [flik] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.
2.the sound made by such a blow or tap.
3.a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist.
4.something thrown off with or as if with a jerk: a flick of mud.
–verb (used with object)
5.to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.
6.to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb.
7.to move (something) with a sudden stroke or jerk.
–verb (used without object)
8.to move with a jerk or jerks.
9.to flutter.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME flykke; appar. imit.]
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flick2       [flik] Pronunciation Key
–noun Slang.
a motion picture.
Also, flicker.

[Origin: 1925–30; shortening of flicker1]
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flick 1       (flĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A light quick blow, jerk, or touch: a flick of the wrist; gave my horse a flick with the reins.
    2. The sound accompanying this motion.
  2. A light splash, dash, or daub.

v.   flicked, flick·ing, flicks

v.   tr.
  1. To touch or hit with a light quick blow: flicked him with his hand. See Synonyms at brush1.
  2. To cause to move with a light blow; snap: flicked the light switch on.
  3. To remove with a light quick blow: flicked the lint off the coat.

v.   intr.
To twitch or flutter.


[Imitative.]

flick'a·ble adj.
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flick 2       (flĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Slang
A movie.


[Short for flicker1.]

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flick  (n.)
c.1447, probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker, from their flickering appearance. The verb is first recorded 1838; meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897, originally in cricket.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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flick

noun
1. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" 
2. a short stroke 
3. 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" 

verb
1. flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: flicker] 
2. look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" 
3. cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip] 
4. throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk] 
5. shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker] 
6. twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" 
7. cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: snap] 
8. touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" 
9. remove with a flick (of the hand) 

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Flick

Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] [Cf. Flicker.] To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.

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Flick

Flick\, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

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Flick

Flick\, v. t. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.

Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos. --Kipling.

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Flick

Flick\, n. [See Flick, v. t.] A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.

She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony. --Mrs. Humphry Ward.

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