click
pronunciation
How to pronounce click in British English:
UK [klɪk]
How to pronounce click in American English:
US [klɪk]
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- Noun:
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
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- Verb:
- move or strike with a noise
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- cause to make a snapping sound
- produce a click
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Word Origin
- click (v.)
- 1580s, of imitative origin (compare Dutch and East Frisian klikken "to click; Old French clique "tick of a clock"). The figurative sense, in reference usually to persons, "hit it off at once, become friendly upon meeting" is from 1915, perhaps based on the sound of a key in a lock. Related: Clicked; clicking.
- click (n.)
- 1610s, from click (v.). Click-beetle attested from 1830.
Example
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