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[flik] Pronunciation Key
[flik] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 8. | to move with a jerk or jerks. |
| 9. | to flutter. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME flykke; appar. imit.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| flick 1
(flĭk) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. flicked, flick·ing, flicks v. tr.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
flick (n.)
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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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