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Definition of "flick" []
- A light quick blow, jerk, or touch: a flick of the wrist; gave my horse a flick with the reins. (noun)
- The sound accompanying this motion. (noun)
- A light splash, dash, or daub. (noun)
- To touch or hit with a light quick blow: flicked him with his hand. See Synonyms at brush1. (verb-transitive)
- To cause to move with a light blow; snap: flicked the light switch on. (verb-transitive)
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Use "flick" in a sentence
- "Radar, on the other hand, insists the skin flick is no laughing matter, writing: During the first part of the tape Chelsea is fully clothed in her work uniform."
- "February 17th, 2009 at 12: 52 pm get the flick is a fun place."
- "Based on the novel by David Ebershoff, the flick is about the first ever sex-change patient, Einar Wegener, a male Danish artist who was married to a fellow Danish artist, Gerda Wegener."