ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Flick', Synonyms of 'Flick' & More on 'Flick'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked
   (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] [Cf. Flicker.]
   1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to
      flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to
      flick a whiplash.

            Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
                                                  --Kipling.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flick \Flick\, n.
   A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flick \Flick\, n. [See Flick, v. t.]
   1. 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.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.
      [Colloq.]
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for flick:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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