click
noun
- a slight, sharp sound like that of a door latch snapping into place
- a mechanical device, as a catch or pawl, that clicks into position
- Phonet. any of a class of stops, common in some African languages, made by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth, drawing in the breath, and abruptly withdrawing the tongue from the roof of the mouth: the sound represented in English by the spelling “tsk” is a click
- Informal a flash of insight; epiphany
intransitive verb
- to make a click
- Informal
- to be suddenly clear or comprehensible
- to fit, work, or get along together successfully
- to be a success
- Comput. to select or activate an icon, menu item, etc. by positioning the cursor over it and pressing a mouse button: usually with on
transitive verb
to cause to click
See click in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(klĭk)
noun- A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch.
- A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position.
- Computer Science An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a pointing device, such as a mouse.
- Linguistics Any of various implosive stops, such as that of English tsk, produced by raising the back of the tongue to make contact with the palate and simultaneously closing the lips or touching the teeth or alveolar ridge with the tip and sides of the tongue, and found as phonemic consonants especially in the Khoisan and some Bantu languages. Also called suction stop. See Usage Note at !Kung.
verb clicked,
click·ing,
clicks verb, intransitive- To produce a click or series of clicks.
- Computer Science To press down and release a button on a pointing device in order to select an item on a display screen or activate a command or function.
- Slang
a. To be a great success: The play clicked on Broadway.
b. To function well together; hit it off.
c. To become clear; fall into place.
verb, transitive- To cause to click, as by striking together: clicked his heels.
- Computer Science To press down and release (a button on a pointing device). Often used with on.
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