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Definition of Flick
1. Noun. A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible). "He felt the flick of a whip"
2. Verb. Flash intermittently. "The lights flicked on and off"
Generic synonyms: Blink, Flash, Twinkle, Wink, Winkle
Derivative terms: Flicker
3. Noun. A short stroke.
4. Verb. Look through a book or other written material. "The customs agents flick the bags for drugs "; "She leafed through the volume"
5. Noun. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement. "The film was shot on location"
Generic synonyms: Product, Production, Show
Terms within: Episode, Sequence, Credit, Caption, Subtitle, Credits, Scene, Shot
Specialized synonyms: Telefilm, Feature, Feature Film, Final Cut, Home Movie, Collage Film, Coming Attraction, Shoot-'em-up, Short Subject, Docudrama, Documentary, Documentary Film, Infotainment, Cinema Verite, Film Noir, Skin Flick, Rough Cut, Silent Movie, Silent Picture, Silents, Slow Motion, Talkie, Talking Picture, 3-d, 3d, Three-d, Musical, Musical Comedy, Musical Theater
Examples of category: Dub, Synchronise, Synchronize, Film, Shoot, Take, Tape, Videotape, Reshoot
Derivative terms: Film, Film
6. Verb. Cause to move with a flick. "He flicked his Bic"
7. Verb. Throw or toss with a quick motion. "Jerk his head"
8. Verb. Shine unsteadily. "The horizon is flicking with lights"; "The candle flickered"
9. Verb. Twitch or flutter. "The paper flicked"
10. Verb. Cause to make a snapping sound. "Snap your fingers"
11. Verb. Touch or hit with a light, quick blow. "Flicked him with his hand"
12. Verb. Remove with a flick (of the hand).
Definition of Flick
1. v. t. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
2. n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
3. v. t. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
4. n. A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
Definition of Flick
1. Noun. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) A motion picture; ''(in plural, usually preceded by "the")'' movie theater, cinema. ¹
3. 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. ¹
4. Noun. (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot. ¹
5. Noun. The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. ¹
6. Noun. A flitch. ¹
7. Verb. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flick
1. to strike with a quick, light blow [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flick
Literary usage of Flick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the National Tuberculosis Association: The Anti-tuberculosis by Sigard Adolphus Knopf (1922)
"Dr. Lawrence F. flick was a pioneer in every sense of the word. ... Dr. flick was
born at Carrolltown, Cambria County, Pa., on August io, 1856. ..."
2. The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer: Continued to the Present Time by Richard Burn (1797)
"... and every faggot flick within the bond, ... except only on« flick to be but
one foot long, to flop or harden the binding. ..."
3. Further Foolishness: Sketches and Satires on the Follies of the Day by Stephen Leacock (1916)
"out of it—flick—darn the thing! It changes too much—where is it all? What is it
all ? flick, flick! Now it's back at the old farm—I under- stand that all ..."
4. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and ...Sports (1800)
"... wooden flat crotchet, (even or eight inches long, with a notch in it, near
the end R, which is put into the flick A, and the other end ..."
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