What does flick mean?

flick means "flash intermittently". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flick?

flick has 1 syllable: flick. In IPA it is /ˈflɪk/.

What is another word for flick?

Close synonyms include flicker, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flick a common word?

flick is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

flick — meaning, pronunciation and 12 definitions

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
flash intermittently
“The lights flicked on and off”
Synonymsflicker
Broaderflash
2.
look through a book or other written material
“He thumbed through the report”
“She leafed through the volume”
Synonymsflip thumb riffle leaf riff
Broaderperuse
3.
cause to move with a flick
“he flicked his Bic”
Synonymsflip
Broaderthrow
4.
throw or toss with a quick motion
“flick a piece of paper across the table”
“jerk his head”
Synonymsjerk
Broaderpush
5.
shine unsteadily
“The candle flickered”
Synonymsflicker
Broadershine
6.
twitch or flutter
“the paper flicked”
Synonymsruffle riffle
Broadermove
7.
cause to make a snapping sound
“snap your fingers”
Synonymssnap click
Broadermove
8.
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
“flicked him with his hand”
Broaderbrush
9.
remove with a flick (of the hand)
Broaderremove

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
“he gave it a flick with his finger”
“he felt the flick of a whip”
Broadercontact
2.
a short stroke
Broaderstroke
3.
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”
Synonymsmovie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic
Broadershow product
Narrowertelefilm feature final cut home movie collage film coming attraction shoot-'em-up short subject documentary cinema verite
Partssequence credit subtitle credits scene

Other forms of flick

plural: flicks·
past tense: flicked·
present participle: flicking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flick

What does flick mean?: flick means "flash intermittently". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in flick?: flick has 1 syllable: flick. In IPA it is /ˈflɪk/.
What is another word for flick?: Close synonyms include flicker, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is flick a common word?: flick is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for flick come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
flash intermittently
“The lights flicked on and off”
Synonymsflicker
Broaderflash
2.
look through a book or other written material
“He thumbed through the report”
“She leafed through the volume”
Synonymsflip thumb riffle leaf riff
Broaderperuse
3.
cause to move with a flick
“he flicked his Bic”
Synonymsflip
Broaderthrow
4.
throw or toss with a quick motion
“flick a piece of paper across the table”
“jerk his head”
Synonymsjerk
Broaderpush
5.
shine unsteadily
“The candle flickered”
Synonymsflicker
Broadershine
6.
twitch or flutter
“the paper flicked”
Synonymsruffle riffle
Broadermove
7.
cause to make a snapping sound
“snap your fingers”
Synonymssnap click
Broadermove
8.
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
“flicked him with his hand”
Broaderbrush
9.
remove with a flick (of the hand)
Broaderremove

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
“he gave it a flick with his finger”
“he felt the flick of a whip”
Broadercontact
2.
a short stroke
Broaderstroke
3.
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”
Synonymsmovie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic
Broadershow product
Narrowertelefilm feature final cut home movie collage film coming attraction shoot-'em-up short subject documentary cinema verite
Partssequence credit subtitle credits scene

Other forms of flick

plural: flicks·
past tense: flicked·
present participle: flicking·

Questions about flick

What does flick mean?: flick means "flash intermittently". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in flick?: flick has 1 syllable: flick. In IPA it is /ˈflɪk/.
What is another word for flick?: Close synonyms include flicker, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is flick a common word?: flick is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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