flick: Meaning and Definition of
flick
Pronunciation: (flik), [key]
— n.
- a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.
- the sound made by such a blow or tap.
- a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist.
- something thrown off with or as if with a jerk: a flick of mud.
—v.t.
- to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.
- to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb.
- to move (something) with a sudden stroke or jerk.
—v.i.
- to move with a jerk or jerks.
- to flutter.
flick
Pronunciation: (flik), [key]
— n. Slang.
- a motion picture.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.