Flick meaning
An example of a flick is the snap of a whip.
An example of a flick is Oliver and Company.
An example of to flick is to lightly tap a light switch and turn the light on.
Flicked him with his hand.
The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.
Flicked the lint off the coat.
A horse's mane flicking in the wind.
Flick through a book; flick through a crate of old records.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?
Flick one's hair.
With a flick of the wrist.
To flick the dirt from boots.
- Films collectively.
- A showing of a film.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of flick
- Short for flicker
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition