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flick¹ Definition

flick (flik)

noun

  1. a light, quick stroke, as with a whip; sudden, jerky movement; snap
  2. a light, snapping sound, as of the flick of a whip
  3. a fleck; splotch; streak

Etymology: echoic, but infl. by flicker

transitive verb

  1. to strike, propel, remove, etc. with a light, quick, snapping stroke, as with the fingernail
  2. to make a light, quick, snapping stroke with (a whip, etc.)

intransitive verb

to move quickly and jerkily; flutter

flick² Definition

flick (flik)

noun

Slang a film ()

Etymology: < flicker

flick² Idioms

the flicks

Slang
  1. films collectively
  2. a showing of a film
flick Usage Examples

Object

  • switch: Select 4th gear, then flick the overdrive switch on.
  • ball: The ball was pumped forward, Leo under pressure flicked the ball wide leaving Bowen to attack Dean Gordon.
  • header: Moments later Ritchie Humphreys flicked a header past the far post.
  • ash: His double tours seem as easy for him as flicking the ash from cigarettes for some habitual smokers.

Adjective modifier

  • deft: Neil Grayson played a deft flick to his left which found Heath.
  • low-budget: This low-budget exploitation flick is unbelievably relevant by today`s terms.
  • teen: What the hell kind of teen horror flick is that?
  • neat: He took a neat flick from Jeff Astle and hit the ball under the diving body of Parkes.
  • quick: Between probing the needles they'll give a quick flick of their wings.

Modifies a noun

  • knife: The band name was taken from the name of Williams ' flick knife!

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: I'd like to know how people read magazines, which sections get flicked through, which are always read.

Preposition: of

  • wrist: A flick of the wrist, an ego trip.
  • switch: What do you think about artists making music at the ' flick of a switch ' or by a chance noise making device etc.
  • lever: The mowing configuration can be changed at the flick of lever.

Noun used with modifier

  • slasher: BTW - are we considering all scary movies horror movies or are we talking slasher flicks.
  • chick: Save The Last Dance is a classic chick flick.
  • gangster: The Long Good Friday is no normal gangster flick.
  • horror: They're like something out of a Gothic horror flick with spikes along the top.
  • zombie: These were times when zombie flicks actually tore a chunk of gory nail from a young horror enthusiast's fingers.
  • sci-fi: Cue the opening credits, complete with sensational B-movie type music recalling many a cheesy 50s sci-fi flick!
flick Quotes

   Purpose apart, perched like an umpire, dozes, Dreams golden balls whirring through indigo. Clay blurs the whitewash but day still encloses The albinos, bonded in their flick and flow. Playing in musicked gravity, the pair Score liquid Euclids in foolscaps of air.

—Avison, Margaret