flick

²flick

verb

Definition of FLICK

transitive verb

1

a : to move or propel with or as if with a flick <flicked her hair back over her shoulder> <flick a switch> b : to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch <flick on a cigarette lighter> <flick off the radio>

2

a : to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion <flicked the horse with a whip> b : to remove with light blows <flicked an ash off her sleeve>

intransitive verb

1

: to go or pass quickly or abruptly <flicking through some papers>

2

: to direct flicks at something

Examples of FLICK

1. The snake flicked its tongue in and out.
2. a cow flicking its tail back and forth
3. She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.
4. The snake's tongue flicked in and out.
5. She flicked an ash into the ashtray.
6. He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.
7. The boys were flicking each other with towels.

First Known Use of FLICK

1629

Related to FLICK

Synonyms: dance, dart, flit, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip

Related Words: dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms: float, hang, hover

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