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flick

/ flick /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
"he gave it a flick with his finger"
"he felt the flick of a whip"
Derived:
jerk
verb Sense 2
remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
Type of:
remove take take away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
"flicked him with his hand"
Type of:
brush
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
"He thumbed through the report"
"She leafed through the volume"
Type of:
peruse
Derived:
leaf folio
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"the paper flicked"
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
"The candle flickered"
Type of:
shine beam
Derived:
flicker spark glint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 7
"The lights flicked on and off"
Type of:
flash blink wink
Derived:
flicker spark glint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
"he flicked his Bic"
Type of:
throw
Derived:
pass toss flip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
"flick a piece of paper across the table"
"jerk his head"
Type of:
push force
Derived:
jerk jerking jolt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
"snap your fingers"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
"they went to a movie every Saturday night"
"the film was shot on location"
Type of:
show
Derived:
film shoot take
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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