flick (off)

verb

Definition of flick (off)next
as in to cut off

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  1. cut off
  2. draw up
  3. brake
  4. shut off
Verb
  • Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The village of Chama in New Mexico was evacuated and cut off by road closures.
    — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • In some respects, intimacy comes easily, as community members like Ellie and Tomas offer a helping hand to whomever is in need—yet Jack is alone for a long time, drawn up North by his wife who was desperate for solitude.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Blount drew up a play to inbound to forward Jose Roberto Tanchyn, who had two options – Jevon Hill in the near corner and Stromer running off a screen from the opposite corner.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of draw up
Verb
  • As explained in the video, one of the simplest ways to avoid this is by braking in a straight line.
    — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Nobody needs to find the racing line on the way to the grocery store, and most of us will never brake from 130 mph for a corner.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of brake
Verb
  • Passengers also heard that the air-conditioning and much of the power were shut off.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The instruments had been shut off for months to save power and mitigate how quickly the spacecraft sank out of orbit.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shut off
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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