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   click

   /klɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact: "she heard the click of the door"
   • ▪ a speech sound produced as a type of plosive by sudden withdrawal of the tongue from the soft palate, front teeth, or back teeth and hard palate, occurring in some southern African and other languages.
   • 2. an act of selecting an option on an electronic interface by pressing a button or touching a screen: "it's normal for a click to select an item"

   verb

   • 1. make or cause to make a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact: "the key clicked in the lock and the door opened" Similar clinkclackchinksnickticksnappop
   • 2. select (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button or touching a screen: "click the left mouse button twice"
   • ▪ select an option on an electronic interface in order to reach another file, website, or web page: "click through to the website to buy the CD"
   • 3. become suddenly clear or understandable: informal "I wasn't used to such good treatment, then it clicked: we were wearing suits" Similar become clearfall into placecome home to onemake sensedawnregisterget throughsink in
   • ▪ quickly become friendly or intimate: "I couldn't help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and we just clicked" Similar take to each otherget along/onwarm to each otherbe compatiblebe in harmonybe like-mindedfeel a rapportsee eye to eyeinformal:hit it offget on like a house on firebe on the same wavelength
   • ▪ become successful or popular: "I don't think this issue has clicked with the voters"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clicky adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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