flick (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: movie , movie , film , film , picture , picture , moving picture , moving picture , moving-picture show , moving-picture show , motion picture , motion picture , motion-picture show , motion-picture show , picture show , picture show , pic , pic ]

    flick (v.)

  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

    [ Syn: flip , thumb , riffle , leaf , riff ]

  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

    [ Syn: ruffle , riffle ]

  7. cause to make a snapping sound; snap your fingers

    [ Syn: snap , click ]

  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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