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flick 2, noun(dictionary)
flick 1, verb(dictionary)
Flick, Friedrich(encyclopedia)
flick knife(dictionary)

flick(2) (iou)



flick noun1. LME.
[Imit.]
A light, sharp, blow, esp. one given with something pliant, a whip, the fingernails, etc. LME.
b. A sudden movement, a jerk; esp. a snap or click of the fingers. M19.
P. H. Gibbs Waiters scurried about at the flick of Robin's fingers.
c. (A stroke played with) a quick turn of the wrist, esp. in throwing or playing a ball; a turn of the ball. L19.
A slight, sharp, sound (produced by a light blow or sudden movement). M19.
Albert Smith The only..sound..being..the flick of the driver's whip.
Something that is flicked; a fleck (of light etc.). M19.
Thackeray Flicks of yellow that the rushlight threw on the..ceiling.
(A showing of) a motion picture; (in pl.) the cinema. Cf. FLICKER noun2 3. slang. E20.
F. Swinnerton Take her to the theatre, the ballet, the flicks. J. Braine Tea at the Raynton, then a flick.
Comb.: flick-knife: with a blade springing out when a button is pressed.