flick
n 1: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he
gave it a flick with his finger" or "he felt the flick
of a whip"
2: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of
images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they
went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot
on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving
picture}, {motion picture}, {picture show}]
v 1: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
{flicker}]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
{flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
3: cause to move with a flick [syn: {flip}]
4: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {jerk}, {flip}]
5: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}]
6: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {ruffle}, {riffle}]
7: cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers [syn: {snap}, {click}]
8: touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his
hand" [syn: {strike}]
9: move with a flick [syn: {flip}]
10: remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)