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click

/ click /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
depression of a button on a computer mouse
"a click on the right button for example"
Type of:
depression
Derived:
snap
verb Sense 2
make a clicking or ticking sound
"The clock ticked away"
Type of:
sound go
Derived:
tick ticking chink clink
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
"she was penetrated with sorrow"
Causes:
understand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
produce a click
"Xhosa speakers click"
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Derived:
suction stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
move or strike with a noise
"he clicked on the light"
"his arm was snapped forward"
Type of:
move
Derived:
chink clink mouse click crack cracking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers"
Type of:
move
Derived:
snap cracker snapper cracker bonbon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
Type of:
utter emit let out
Derived:
clack clap cluck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 8
a short light metallic sound
Type of:
sound
Derived:
clink tinkle tink chink tick
noun Sense 9
a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Type of:
stop consonant stop occlusive
verb Sense 10
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
"Chattering teeth"
Type of:
sound go
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 11
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Type of:
catch stop
Has parts:
ratchet rachet ratch
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

depression sound go pronounce articulate enounce move utter emit let out stop consonant stop