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| NOUN | 1 | flick | A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) |
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| 2 | flick, movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic | A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | |
| VERB | 1 | flick, flicker | Flash intermittently |
| 2 | flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff | Look through a book or other written material | |
| 3 | flick, flip | Cause to move with a flick | |
| 4 | flick, jerk | Throw or toss with a quick motion | |
| 5 | flick, flicker | Shine unsteadily | |
| 6 | flick, ruffle, riffle | Twitch or flutter | |
| 7 | flick, snap, click | Cause to make a snapping sound | |
| 8 | flick | Touch or hit with a light, quick blow | |
| 9 | flick | Remove with a flick (of the hand) |
| Sounds | flih'k |
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| Rhymes | academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk... |
| Meaning | A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible). |
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| Examples | "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" |
| Broader | contact, impinging, striking |
| Verbs | flick |
| Meaning | A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement. |
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| Synonyms | movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic |
| Parts | sequence, episode; credit; subtitle, caption; credits; scene, shot |
| Category of | dub; synchronize, synchronise; film, shoot, take; videotape, tape; reshoot |
| Broader | show |
| Narrower | telefilm; feature, feature film; final cut; home movie; collage film; coming attraction; shoot-'em-up; short subject; documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment; cinema verite; skin flick; rough cut; silent movie, silent picture, silents; slow motion; talking picture, talkie; three-D, 3-D, 3D; musical, musical comedy, musical theater |
| Meaning | Flash intermittently. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The lights flicked on and off" |
| Synonyms | flicker |
| Broader | flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle |
| Meaning | Look through a book or other written material. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff |
| Broader | peruse |
| Meaning | Cause to move with a flick. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "he flicked his Bic" |
| Synonyms | flip |
| Broader | throw |
| Meaning | Throw or toss with a quick motion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "flick a piece of paper across the table" |
| Synonyms | jerk |
| Broader | push, force |
| Nouns | flick |
| Meaning | Shine unsteadily. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | Lights flick on the horizon; The horizon is flicking with lights |
| Examples | "The candle flickered" |
| Synonyms | flicker |
| Broader | shine, beam |
| Meaning | Twitch or flutter. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "the paper flicked" |
| Synonyms | ruffle, riffle |
| Broader | move, displace |
| Meaning | Cause to make a snapping sound. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | snap, click |
| Broader | move |
| Meaning | Touch or hit with a light, quick blow. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "flicked him with his hand" |
| Broader | brush |
| Meaning | Remove with a flick (of the hand). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
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