flick
Other forms: flicked; flicking; flicks
A flick is a quick, short movement, usually coming from the wrist or hand. There used to be a "Flick a Bic" cigarette ad: cigarettes are awful, but starting a lighter is a classic flick.
The most common flick is probably turning a switch on or off — people flick switches, like light switches. Flicking is also used when describing golfers and basketball players. A fast, sharp golf shot could be called a flick. A quick basketball shot — like tipping the ball in with one second left in the game — is also a flick. A flick can also be described as a quick jerk — not a jerk as in a bad person, but a tiny movement. If you're using your whole body or even your whole arm, you're not flicking.
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throw or toss with a quick motion
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cause to move with a flick
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touch or hit with a light, quick blow“flicked him with his hand”type of:brushtouch lightly and briefly
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cause to make a snapping sound
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twitch or flutter
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remove with a flick (of the hand)
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a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
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a short stroketype of:strokea mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
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look through a book or other written material
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shine unsteadily
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flash intermittently
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a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementsynonyms: film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture showtypes:telefilma movie that is made to be shown on televisionfinal cutthe final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producerhome moviea film made at home by an amateur photographercollage filma movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footagecoming attractiona movie that is advertised to draw customersshoot-'em-upa movie featuring shooting and violenceshort subjecta brief film; often shown prior to showing the featuredocudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainmenta film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or eventcinema veritea movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a directorfilm noira movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical charactersskin flicka pornographic movierough cutthe first print of a movie after preliminary editingslow motiona movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster ratemusical, musical comedy, musical theatera play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancingWestern, horse operaa film or novel about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentanimated cartoon, cartoon, toona film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequencenewsreela short film and commentary about current eventspeepshowa short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated boothtype of:showa social event involving a public performance or entertainment
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Vocabulary from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."
Aristotle and Dante are two teenagers with classical names and loner attitudes. When their paths cross, they develop a friendship that will change their lives.