What does flick mean?
Definitions for flick
flɪkflick
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word flick.
Princeton's WordNet
flicknoun
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
"he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
flicknoun
a short stroke
movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flickverb
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
"they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
flicker, flickverb
flash intermittently
"The lights flicked on and off"
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riffverb
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
flip, flickverb
cause to move with a flick
"he flicked his Bic"
jerk, flickverb
throw or toss with a quick motion
"flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
flicker, flickverb
shine unsteadily
"The candle flickered"
flick, ruffle, riffleverb
twitch or flutter
"the paper flicked"
snap, click, flickverb
cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers"
flickverb
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
"flicked him with his hand"
flickverb
remove with a flick (of the hand)
Wiktionary
flicknoun
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
flicknoun
A powerful underarm volley shot.
flicknoun
A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
flicknoun
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
flicknoun
A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
flickverb
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
Webster Dictionary
Flickverb
to whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots
Flicknoun
a flitch; as, a flick of bacon
Etymology: [See Flick, v. t.]
Freebase
Flick
Flick is a campy British horror film written and directed by David Howard, and starring Hugh O'Conor and Faye Dunaway. It had its theatrical release in 2008, and the DVD of the film was released in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2009. The film was shot in and around Cardiff, Pontypool, Newbridge, Caerphilly, Briton Ferry Wales.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flick
flik, v.t. to strike lightly.—n. a flip.
Rap Dictionary
flicknoun
Movie. "Scare mothafu**as like Stephen King flicks" -- N.W.A. (Chin Check) Because movies reels look like they "flicker" when they roll past the projector's light, making it look like the characters are moving. Also stands for "homie" or "partner". A friend you're rollin' with. "Let's call some flicks and chill the hell out."
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'flick' in Verbs Frequency: #1050
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flick in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of flick in a Sentence
The biggest selfish is like a mentally sick who can think nothing but to lick own looks on pic only, so has a propensity to pick & post almost daily own photo click on social media and at times even own video flick to get the praise of others on own face merely and in this bid always uses all sort of tricks.
It was more flick of his wrist from behind me when I was having lunch as he cowardly approached me from behind and ran away. This guy is not known as a very courageous guy. Actually, he’s quite a coward and appeared to be under the influence.
I think you are going to see a turning point; you can see that happening in our politics right now, i think people are so fed up with the status quo. Sorbo's latest faith-based flick Joseph and Mary, out on DVD July 5th, focuses on the story of Joseph.
I was asked to do a romantic comedy recently and I thought they ’d lost their minds, i don’t know why anyone would ever offer me a romantic comedy, Christian Bale continued. CHRISTIAN BALE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN FIRST PICS AS DICK CHENEY FOR LATEST BIOPIC ROLE But Christian Bale said thought the 2000 flick American Psycho was very funny, referring to Christian Bale breakout leading role in which Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman, a rich New York investment banker with an urge to kill. The movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis ’ 1992 novel of the same name. The Oscar winner described.
It's a race between Facebook's voodoo doll, where you flick your finger and they predict what to show you next, and Google's voodoo doll.
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Translations for flick
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- перване, первам, лек ударBulgarian
- FilmGerman
- تلنگرPersian
- pyyhkäistä, näpäys, näpäyttää, pyyhkäisyFinnish
- défilerFrench
- झटकाHindi
- pöcköl, fricskázHungarian
- menjentikkanIndonesian
- colpo di frustaItalian
- フリック, 弾くJapanese
- flickLatin
- whiunga, whiuMāori
- tikDutch
- flickNorwegian
- estalido, piparote, sacudirPortuguese
- толчок, фильм, рывок, [[лёгкий]] [[удар]], тряхнуть, стряхивать, смахивать, стряхнуть, смахнуть, движениеRussian
- 弹Chinese
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