Main Entry: ²flick

Function: verb

Date: 1629

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