Overview of noun flick

The noun flick has 3 senses

• flick -- (a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip")


• flick -- (a short stroke)


• movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick -- (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location")

Overview of verb flick

The verb flick has 9 senses

• flicker, flick -- (flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off")


• flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")


• flip, flick -- (cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic")


• jerk, flick -- (throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head")


• flicker, flick -- (shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered")


• flick, ruffle, riffle -- (twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked")


• snap, click, flick -- (cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers")


• flick -- (touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand")


• flick -- (remove with a flick (of the hand))