1. (noun) flick
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
Synonyms: moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, film, picture show, motion-picture show, movie, pic, picture
2. (noun) flick
a short stroke
Synonyms: moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, film, picture show, motion-picture show, movie, pic, picture
3. (verb) 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 sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Synonyms: delineation, cinema, moving-picture show, impression, motion-picture show, scene, mental picture, characterisation, movie, flick, ikon, icon, pic, exposure, pictorial matter, image, photograph, plastic film, word-painting, photo, depiction, painting, characterization, video, word picture, film, motion picture, photographic film, picture show, moving picture, picture, celluloid
4. (verb) flicker, flick
flash intermittently
Synonyms: jerk, waver, leaf, thumb, flicker, flip, flick, ruffle, snap, riff, flutter, quiver, flitter, click, riffle
5. (verb) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
look through a book or other written material
Synonyms: thumb, pitch, throw, twitch, click, toss, flip over, switch, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, riffle, flip, ripple, interchange, snap, flip-flop, flip out, flicker, hitch, ruffle, finger, jerk, cockle, sky, hitchhike, undulate
6. (verb) flip, flick
cause to move with a flick
Synonyms: thumb, pitch, throw, twitch, interchange, toss, flip over, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, riffle, ruffle, flicker, flip-flop, flip, flip out, switch, jerk, sky, snap, click
7. (verb) jerk, flick
throw or toss with a quick motion
Synonyms: jerk, hitch, yank, thumb, flicker, flip, buck, flick, ruffle, twitch, riff, snap, leaf, click, riffle
8. (verb) flicker, flick
shine unsteadily
Synonyms: jerk, waver, leaf, thumb, flicker, flip, flick, ruffle, snap, riff, flutter, quiver, flitter, click, riffle
9. (verb) flick, ruffle, riffle
twitch or flutter
Synonyms: thumb, ripple, tittup, click, sashay, swagger, riff, leaf, cock, riffle, pleat, mix, flip, ruffle up, shuffle, snap, fluff, strut, flicker, ruffle, mess up, jerk, prance, cockle, flick, rumple, undulate
10. (verb) snap, click, flick
cause to make a snapping sound
Synonyms: thumb, ruffle, flip, snatch up, click, sink in, shoot, dawn, tear, flick, tick, break down, come home, crack, snarl, penetrate, photograph, chatter, get through, flicker, riffle, lose it, snap, bust, fall into place, cluck, snatch, riff, leaf, jerk, get across, rupture, clack
11. (verb) flick
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
Synonyms: leaf, jerk, flicker, flip, ruffle, snap, riff, thumb, click, riffle
12. (verb) flick
remove with a flick (of the hand)
Synonyms: leaf, jerk, flicker, flip, ruffle, snap, riff, thumb, click, riffle
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