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Definition of Click
1. Verb. Move or strike with a noise. "His arm was snapped forward"
2. Noun. A short light metallic sound.
3. Verb. Make a clicking or ticking sound. "The clock ticked away"
4. Noun. A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu).
Generic synonyms: Occlusive, Plosive, Plosive Consonant, Plosive Speech Sound, Stop, Stop Consonant
5. Verb. Click repeatedly or uncontrollably. "Chattering teeth"
6. Noun. A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
Generic synonyms: Catch, Stop
Group relationships: Rachet, Ratch, Ratchet
7. Verb. Cause to make a snapping sound. "Snap your fingers"
8. Noun. Depression of a button on a computer mouse. "A click on the right button for example"
9. Verb. Produce a click. "Xhosa speakers click"
10. Verb. Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens.
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Clack, Cluck
11. Verb. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. "She was penetrated with sorrow"
Causes: Understand
Definition of Click
1. v. i. To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.
2. v. t. To move with the sound of a click.
3. n. A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.
4. v. t. To snatch.
5. n. A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel.
Definition of Click
1. Noun. A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. ¹
2. Noun. (context: phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. ¹
3. Noun. Sound made by a dolphin. ¹
4. Noun. The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks. ¹
5. Noun. The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse. ¹
6. Noun. (slang) A kilometre. ¹
7. Noun. The term used to show approval, acceptance, or general agreement. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To cause to make a click, eg to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) ''(direct and indirect)'' To press and release (a button on a computer mouse). ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive advertising) To visit a web site. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To emit a click. ¹
13. Verb. (intransitive) To click the left button of a computer mouse while pointing. ¹
14. Verb. (intransitive) To make sense suddenly. ¹
15. Verb. (intransitive) To get on well. ¹
16. Interjection. The sound of a click. ¹
17. Noun. (alternative spelling of klick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Click
1. to make a short, sharp sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Click
1. A slight sharp sound. Ejection click, a clicking ejection sound. See: sound. Mitral click, the opening snap of the mitral valve. Systolic click, a sharp, clicking sound heard during cardiac systole; when heard in early systole it is usually an ejection sound; in late systole the click usually signifies mitral insufficiency, as in the dysfunction of the mitral valvular apparatus when it prolapses into the left atrium during systole (see Barlow syndrome); rarely may also be due to pleuropericardial adhesions or other extracardiac mechanisms. (05 Mar 2000)
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