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- flick [flɪk]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand
- to flick a piece of paper at someone
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3.
vt.
to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily
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4.
vi.
[intr;
foll by through] to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly -
5.
vi.
to snap or click (the fingers) to produce a sharp sound
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6.
n
a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc
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7.
n
the sound made by such a stroke
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8.
n
a fleck, streak, or particle
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C15: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
- flick [flɪk]
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1.
n
[slang]
a cinema film
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1.
n
[slang]
a cinema film
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