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Noun flick has 2 senses
- flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
--1 is a kind of contact, impinging, striking
- movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
--2 is a kind of show
--2 has parts:
--2 has particulars:
Verb flick has 9 senses
- flicker, flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
--1 is one way to flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
--2 is one way to peruse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- flip, flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
--3 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- jerk, flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
--4 is one way to push, force
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- flicker, flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
--5 is one way to shine, beam
Sample sentences:
Lights flick on the horizon
The horizon is flicking with lights
- flick, ruffle, riffle - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
--6 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- snap, click, flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
--7 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
--8 is one way to brush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- flick - remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
--9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
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