Flick (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  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.
verb (used with object)
  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.
verb (used without object)
  1. to move with a jerk or jerks.
  2. to flutter; flicker.
noun Slang.
  1. a motion picture; movie.
verb
  1. to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
  2. to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand
  3. to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily
  4. to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly
  5. to snap or click (the fingers) to produce a sharp sound
noun
  1. a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc
  2. the sound made by such a stroke
  3. a fleck, streak, or particle
  4. to dismiss someone from consideration
noun slang
  1. a cinema film
  2. the cinema
Flick (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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