| Front | flick |
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| Back | verb, noun BrE /flɪk/NAmE /flɪk/ verb 1 [transitive] ~ sth + adv./prep. to hit sth with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your handShe flicked the dust off her collar. The horse was flicking flies away with its tail. James flicked a peanut at her. Please don't flick ash on the carpet! The striker flicked the ball into the back of the net. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements+ adv./prep.The snake's tongue flicked out. Her eyes flicked from face to face.~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He lifted his head, flicking his hair off his face. The horse moved off, flicking its tail. 3 [transitive] to smile or look at sb suddenly and quickly ~ a smile/look, etc. at sbShe flicked a nervous glance at him. ~ sb a smile/look, etc. She flicked him a nervous glance. 4 [transitive] to press a button or switch quickly in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off flip~ sth He flicked a switch and all the lights went out.~ sth on/off She flicked the TV on. 5 [transitive] to move sth up and down with a sudden movement so that the end of it hits sth~ A (with B)He flicked me with a wet towel.~ B (at A) He flicked a wet towel at me. to flick a whip ˌflick ˈthrough sth(especially BrE)1 to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything flip throughI've only had time to flick through your report but it seems to be fine. 2 to keep changing television channels quickly to see what programmes are on flip throughFlicking through the channels, I came across an old war movie. noun 1 [countable, usually singular] a small sudden, quick movement or hit, for example with a whip or part of the bodyBell's flick into the penalty area helped to create the goal. All this information is available at the flick of a switch (= by simply turning on a machine). He threw the ball back with a quick flick of the wrist. 2 [singular] a ~ through sth a quick look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc. flipI had a flick through the catalogue while I was waiting. 3 [countable] (old-fashioned, informal) a film/movie 4 the flicks [plural] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a cinema |
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