flick
pronunciation
How to pronounce flick in British English:
UK [flɪk]
How to pronounce flick in American English:
US [flɪk]
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- Noun:
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
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- Verb:
- flash intermittently
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- shine unsteadily
- twitch or flutter
- cause to make a snapping sound
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
Word Origin
- flick (n.)
- mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
- flick (v.)
- 1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking.
Example
- 1. Pick a seasonal flick that celebrates sharing and compassion .
- 2. Even by art-house standards , this flick is a tough pill to swallow .
- 3. Flick through any copy of the financial times and you 'll see a lot of chaps in suits .
- 4. Asking your man to watch a chick flick is like asking frankenstein 's monster to watch frankenstein .
- 5. Cuba may not be famous for consumer choice but even there hotel guests can now flick through a bewildering array of television channels in their room .