flick: Meaning and Definition of

flick

Pronunciation: (flik), [key]
— n.
  1. a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.
  2. the sound made by such a blow or tap.
  3. a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist.
  4. something thrown off with or as if with a jerk: a flick of mud.
—v.t.
  1. to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.
  2. to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb.
  3. to move (something) with a sudden stroke or jerk.
—v.i.
  1. to move with a jerk or jerks.
  2. to flutter.

flick

Pronunciation: (flik), [key]
— n. Slang.
  1. a motion picture.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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