flick

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/flɪk/

noun 5verb 2name 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

quick

VERB + FLICK

give (sth)

She gave the light switch a quick flick and the room became bright.

PREP

with a ~

She turned off the light with a flick of the switch before leaving the room.

~ of

PHRASES

at the flick of a switch

The garden lights came on at the flick of a switch.

(verb.)

ADV

casually | nervously | quickly | away, back

PREP

across

She flicked across the channels quickly to find something interesting to watch.

from

She flicked the crumbs from the table onto her plate.

off

He flicked the crumbs off the table with his hand.

over

She flicked over the pages of the magazine while waiting in the doctor's office.

PHRASES

flick sth open

He flicked open the letter nervously to see if he had passed the exam.

PHRASAL VERBS flick through sth

ADV

absent-mindedly, casually, idly

He casually flicked through the TV channels while waiting for his friend to arrive.

quickly

Definitions

noun

A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.

He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.

She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.

A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.

My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."

Want to go to the flicks tonight?

A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

A powerful underarm volley shot.

The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines.

The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

verb

To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.

flick one's hair

to flick the dirt from boots

To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.

Near-synonym: flit

They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

A diminutive of the female given name Felicia.

Felicia Jane "Flick" Beatrix Drummond is a British Conservative Party politician.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a s

verb — cause to make a snapping sound

verb — throw or toss with a quick motion

jerk

verb — twitch or flutter

verb — cause to move with a flick

flip

verb — look through a book or other written material

verb — flash intermittently

flicker

verb — shine unsteadily

flicker

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.

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She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.

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On this occasion it was Nolan's deft flick that fooled West Ham's sleepy defenders Danny Gabbidon and Tomkins. The ball found its way to Best, who smashed in with confidence from the edge of the area.

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flick one's hair

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to flick the dirt from boots

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Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, flick is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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