Flick
[flɪk]
Definition
(noun.) a short stroke.
(noun.) a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); 'he gave it a flick with his finger'; 'he felt the flick of a whip'.
(verb.) remove with a flick (of the hand).
(verb.) touch or hit with a light, quick blow; 'flicked him with his hand'.
(verb.) twitch or flutter; 'the paper flicked'.
(verb.) look through a book or other written material; 'He thumbed through the report'; 'She leafed through the volume'.
Edited by Candice--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
(n.) A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Typist: Thaddeus
Definition
v.t. to strike lightly.—n. a flip.
Inputed by Katherine
Examples
- Get thee down, Robert Jordan whispered to Agustín, and he turned his head and flicked his hand _Down, Down_, to Anselmo who was coming through the gap with a pine tree, carrying it over his shoulder like a Christmas tree. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It has been in some points a singular case, said Holmes, flicking the horse on into a gallop. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typed by Gilda