as in to cut off
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick (off)
Verb
-
Charron, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder in April in connection with the death of Sardinha, 25, who was stabbed twice in the chest and nearly had her nose cut off on Sept. 2, 2020, in her apartment in Huntington Beach, KTLA reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
28 July 2025 -
Hunger in Gaza escalated after Israel cut off supplies in March.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
Verb
-
Everything was in the cloud, after all, needed only to be drawn up by a touch, her touch.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
-
To help ride out surge, the conceptual plan drawn up for the developers by Miami planning and architecture firm DPZ CoDesign, known for its pedestrian-friendly New Urbanist approach, puts the first usable floor of the new buildings up in the air as well.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
Verb
-
It’s caused by suspension movement, especially over bumps or during braking.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
-
In contrast to other semi-autos, the e-clutch does not require you to rely on the clutch at all, even while braking or stopping.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 July 2025
Verb
-
Original Story: SpaceX’s Starlink appears to be suffering a major outage that’s shut off satellite internet access for consumers across the globe.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
-
Once there’s a stoppage at or under four minutes left in the final quarter, the clock shuts off.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share