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- Dictionaryflick/flɪk/
noun
- 1. a sudden quick movement: "the flick of a switch"
- 2. a cinema film: informal "a Hollywood action flick"
verb
- 1. strike or propel (something) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers: "Max flicked his bow tie" Similar
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to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: flick something from something He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket. flick something off something She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table. Horses flick their tails to make flies go away. Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
The meaning of FLICK is a light sharp jerky stroke or movement. How to use flick in a sentence.
If you flick something such as a whip or a towel, or flick something with it, you hold one end of it and move your hand quickly up and then forward, so that the other end moves. He helped her up before flicking the reins.
FLICK meaning: 1. to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: 2. a sudden, quick movement: 3. to…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] flick (something) to move your finger quickly across the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer in order to move text, pictures, etc. Flick to the next photo and pinch to zoom in or out.
1. (tr) to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement. 2. (tr) to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand: to flick a piece of paper at someone. 3. to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily.
A flick is a quick, short movement, usually coming from the wrist or hand. There used to be a "Flick a Bic" cigarette ad: cigarettes are awful, but starting a lighter is a classic flick. The most common flick is probably turning a switch on or off — people flick switches, like light switches.
