flick
IPA: fɫˈɪk
noun
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A flitch.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- (dated, slang) A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.
- A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.
- A diminutive of the female given name Felicia.
verb
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
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Examples of "flick" in Sentences
- He flicks the butt out the window.
- He is one of the stars in this horror flick.
- What about the elimination of the flick pass
- His trademark shot was the flick off the pads.
- Genie flicks the lamp into the Cave of Wonders.
- The females then flick their eggs to the ground.
- John flicked the kettle on and leant against the wall.
- She flicked the switch and the room was flooded with light.
- Squirrels flick their tails to the side to show friendliness.
- Flicking in and out of his field of vision was the 8ft herbivore.
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