What does Click mean?

Definitions for Click
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chink, click, clinknoun

    a short light metallic sound

  2. suction stop, clicknoun

    a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

  3. pawl, detent, click, dognoun

    a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

  4. click, mouse clickverb

    depression of a button on a computer mouse

    "a click on the right button for example"

  5. snap, clickverb

    move or strike with a noise

    "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

  6. click, tickverb

    make a clicking or ticking sound

    "The clock ticked away"

  7. chatter, clickverb

    click repeatedly or uncontrollably

    "Chattering teeth"

  8. snap, click, flickverb

    cause to make a snapping sound

    "snap your fingers"

  9. clickverb

    produce a click

    "Xhosa speakers click"

  10. cluck, click, clackverb

    make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

  11. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

    "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CLICKverb

    To make a sharp, small, successive noise.

    Etymology: clicken, Dut. cliqueter, French.

    The solemn death-watch click’d, the hour she dy’d;
    And shrilling crickets in the chimney cry’d. John Gay, Pastorals.

Wikipedia

  1. Click

    Click is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and Estonian rapper Tommy Cash from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli (2019).

ChatGPT

  1. click

    A "click" is a computer action that involves pressing and releasing a button on a device such as a mouse or a tapping on a touchscreen. It is mainly used for selection and interaction with digital elements on a screen, such as links, icons or buttons. In the context of web browsing, a click typically refers to the action of selecting a hyperlink to navigate to a different webpage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clickverb

    to make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick

  2. Clickverb

    to move with the sound of a click

  3. Clickverb

    to cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something

  4. Clicknoun

    a slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol

  5. Clicknoun

    a kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward

  6. Clickverb

    to snatch

  7. Clicknoun

    a detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel

  8. Clicknoun

    the latch of a door

  9. Etymology: [Prob. an onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. See Clack, and cf. Clink, Clique.]

Wikidata

  1. Click

    Click is a 2006 American comedy drama film directed by Frank Coraci, and written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, and starring Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken. Sandler played an overworked architect who neglects his family and misses most of his life when he receives a remote control device that enables him to skip over unpleasant events. Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. The film was released in North America on June 23, 2006 by Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Click

    klik, n. a short, sharp clack or sound: anything that makes such a sound, as a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel: a latch for a gate.—v.i. to make a light, sharp sound.—ns. Click′-clack, a continuous clicking noise; Click′er, the compositor who distributes the copy among a companionship of printers, makes up pages, &c.: one who cuts up leather for the uppers and soles of boots and shoes; Click′ing, the action of the verb. [Dim. of Clack.]

Editors Contribution

  1. click

    To touch using a computer mouse.

    They did click on the website with the computer mouse.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. click

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CLICK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Click is ranked #5596 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Click surname appeared 6,216 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Click.

    91.1% or 5,666 total occurrences were White.
    3.7% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 140 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 32 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Click in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Click in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Click in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Gounardes:

    I like Bruce Springsteen and Pepperoni Pizza. And I wear Levi's jeans, and I put that somewhere. I write that somewhere, money is being made off of those characteristics, people are making money off of me, off of you, off of all of us simply because of who we are and our personal characteristics that are unique to us, or our personal preferences, things that we say, things that we write, things that we click ‘like’ on and we create this enormous value for these companies.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    Marco’s contrast with Val Demings could not be greater because Nancy Pelosi has no record of results for Florida, since coming to Washington, Nancy Pelosi has voted with Nancy Pelosi nearly 100 % of the time. Nancy Pelosi supported efforts to defund the police, opposed tax relief for working families, and led the effort to put Washington in charge of Florida’s elections. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

  3. Alex Loutitt:

    It gives us a chance to save our sport, we’re four out of six of the national team members, and we have less than 30 kids at the club level. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.

  4. Charlotte Slaiman:

    The data that Google has been able to build out over these many years, from click and query data, from users doing searches and clicking, that's a big part of what has allowed their predictions of what users will click on to be so accurate, so I think that is also something that might need to be targeted.

  5. Miyah Cleckley:

    I always know that Kristen is in very good hands with him, i thought it was really cute because her father he does their hair a lot. We have five girls and one son so when Im working he has to pick up the weight of doing their hair, she detailed. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Oliver, meanwhile, said hes just glad that Paulk asked for a simple style. It was a good thing she asked for a ponytail.

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Translations for Click

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  • kliek, klikAfrikaans
  • щрак, щракане, кликване, щраквам, кликвам, цъкащ звук, цъканеBulgarian
  • clic, clicar, fer clicCatalan, Valencian
  • cvaknout, kliknout, dojít, sednoutCzech
  • klikDanish
  • Schnalzlaut, Klicken, Klick, Mausklick, schnalzenGerman
  • κλικGreek
  • klaki, musklako, klakoEsperanto
  • chasquido, clic, pulsado, clicar, cliquear, hacer clic, aprietoSpanish
  • کلیکPersian
  • synkata, avulsiivi, naksaus, naksahdus, napsautus, klikkaus, naksahtaa, napsauttaa, näpäyttää, naksausäänne, napsahdus, klikata, napsahtaa, naksauttaaFinnish
  • clic, cliquer, déclicFrench
  • cliceáil, gliogáilIrish
  • briog, briogadh, cnag, cliogScottish Gaelic
  • clic, premerGalician
  • הקליקHebrew
  • kattintHungarian
  • կտտացնելArmenian
  • klikIndonesian
  • kliktarIdo
  • cliccare, cliccaItalian
  • クリックJapanese
  • kléckenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • ngetengete, pāwhiri, ngotongotoMāori
  • кликнува, клика, шкрап, чкрап, чкрапање, шкрапање, чкрапнување, клик, светнува, штрак, штракањеMacedonian
  • ഞെക്കുകMalayalam
  • ketik, mengklikMalay
  • klikkenDutch
  • pstryk, trzask, klik, kliknąć, klikać, mlask, kliknięciePolish
  • estalido, clique, estalar, apertar, clicar, encaixar, estalo, cair a fichaPortuguese
  • clicare, clic, clicaRomanian
  • щелчок, щёлкнуть, клик, щёлкать, кликнуть, щёлк, дойти, щёлканье, кликать, [[щёлкающий]] [[звук]]Russian
  • klikaSouthern Sotho
  • falla på plats, gå upp ett ljus, klick, klicka, klickningSwedish
  • నొక్కుTelugu
  • tık, tıklamakTurkish
  • nhấn chuột, nhấn, tâm đầu ý hợp, ấn chuột, kích, nhấp, bấm chuột, ấn, lách cách, nhấp chuột, tâm đầu ý hiệp, bấm, tắc lưỡiVietnamese

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