Definitions for click
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chink, click, clink(noun)

   a short light metallic sound

2. suction stop, click(noun)

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

3. pawl, detent, click, dog(noun)

   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 click(verb)

   depression of a button on a computer mouse

   "a click on the right button for example"

5. snap, click(verb)

   move or strike with a noise

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

6. click, tick(verb)

   make a clicking or ticking sound

   "The clock ticked away"

7. chatter, click(verb)

   click repeatedly or uncontrollably

   "Chattering teeth"

8. snap, click, flick(verb)

   cause to make a snapping sound

   "snap your fingers"

9. click(verb)

   produce a click

   "Xhosa speakers click"

10. cluck, click, clack(verb)

    make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

11. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place(verb)

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Click(verb)

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

2. Click(verb)

   to move with the sound of a click

3. Click(verb)

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

4. Click(noun)

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

5. Click(noun)

   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. Click(verb)

   to snatch

7. Click(noun)

   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. Click(noun)

   the latch of a door

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

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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1. click

   Song lyrics by click -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by click on the Lyrics.com website.

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. Phil Mickelson:

   It took me 31 holes to get my game to click.

2. Stanley Hubbard:

   He didn't click on television. He's lacking TV star power.

3. Karen Allbright:

   No more paper, everything that needs to get done gets done with one click.

4. Roy Chaderton:

   The sound produced in a squalid head is like a click because the skull is empty. So it goes through fast.

5. Scott Flanders:

   You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free, and so it’s just pass at this juncture.

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