flick /ˈflɪk/
快速的輕打,輕打聲,彈開(vi.)(vt.)輕彈,輕輕拂去,忽然搖動
Flick, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Flick, n.
1. A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony. --Mrs. Humphry Ward.
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Flick v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.]
1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos. --Kipling.
flick
n 1: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he
gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of
a whip"
2: 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" [syn: movie, film, picture, moving
picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture
show, picture show, pic]
v 1: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
flicker]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
3: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip]
4: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk]
5: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker]
6: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: ruffle, riffle]
7: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: snap,
click]
8: touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his
hand"
9: remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)