Definitions for CLICK
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. chink, click, clinknoun

   a short light metallic sound

2. suction stop, clicknoun

   a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

3. pawl, detent, click, dognoun

   a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

4. click, mouse clickverb

   depression of a button on a computer mouse

   "a click on the right button for example"

5. snap, clickverb

   move or strike with a noise

   "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

6. click, tickverb

   make a clicking or ticking sound

   "The clock ticked away"

7. chatter, clickverb

   click repeatedly or uncontrollably

   "Chattering teeth"

8. snap, click, flickverb

   cause to make a snapping sound

   "snap your fingers"

9. clickverb

   produce a click

   "Xhosa speakers click"

10. cluck, click, clackverb

    make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

11. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

    "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CLICKverb

   To make a sharp, small, successive noise.

   Etymology: clicken, Dut. cliqueter, French.

   The solemn death-watch click’d, the hour she dy’d;
   And shrilling crickets in the chimney cry’d. John Gay, Pastorals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Click

   Click is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and Estonian rapper Tommy Cash from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli (2019).

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1. click

   A "click" is a computer action that involves pressing and releasing a button on a device such as a mouse or a tapping on a touchscreen. It is mainly used for selection and interaction with digital elements on a screen, such as links, icons or buttons. In the context of web browsing, a click typically refers to the action of selecting a hyperlink to navigate to a different webpage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clickverb

   to make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick

2. Clickverb

   to move with the sound of a click

3. Clickverb

   to cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something

4. Clicknoun

   a slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol

5. Clicknoun

   a kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward

6. Clickverb

   to snatch

7. Clicknoun

   a detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel

8. Clicknoun

   the latch of a door

9. Etymology: [Prob. an onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. See Clack, and cf. Clink, Clique.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Click

   Click is a 2006 American comedy drama film directed by Frank Coraci, and written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, and starring Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken. Sandler played an overworked architect who neglects his family and misses most of his life when he receives a remote control device that enables him to skip over unpleasant events. Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. The film was released in North America on June 23, 2006 by Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Click

   klik, n. a short, sharp clack or sound: anything that makes such a sound, as a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel: a latch for a gate.—v.i. to make a light, sharp sound.—ns. Click′-clack, a continuous clicking noise; Click′er, the compositor who distributes the copy among a companionship of printers, makes up pages, &c.: one who cuts up leather for the uppers and soles of boots and shoes; Click′ing, the action of the verb. [Dim. of Clack.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. click

   To touch using a computer mouse.

   They did click on the website with the computer mouse.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. click

   Song lyrics by click -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by click on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLICK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Click is ranked #5596 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Click surname appeared 6,216 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Click.
   
   91.1% or 5,666 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 140 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 32 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Articulate
   • Catch
   • Move
   • Sound
   • Utter

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How to pronounce CLICK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say CLICK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLICK in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLICK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CLICK in a Sentence

1. Charlotte Slaiman:

   The data that Google has been able to build out over these many years, from click and query data, from users doing searches and clicking, that's a big part of what has allowed their predictions of what users will click on to be so accurate, so I think that is also something that might need to be targeted.

2. Eric Adams:

   You could almost see the light bulb just click on and it was ... like, 'I'm ready.' In some ways the arrest changed his life.

3. Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald:

   Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said at a news conference in October. FLASHBACK : James Closs FAMILY, COMMUNITY HOLD OUT HOPE 2 MONTHS AFTER TEENS DISAPPEARANCE Emergencylogsreleased days laterappeared to indicate that the cell phone of James Closs mother, 46-year-old Denise Closs, placed the call and that James Closs, 56-year-old James Closs, answered the door and was the first to be fatally shot. No one talked on that call and we dont know who made it. We heard voices but we cant make out what was said, we do believe James Closs was home at the time the call was made. Detectives pursued thousands of tips, watched dozens of surveillance videos and conducted numerous searches in the effort to find the girl. James Closs, 13, vanished on Oct. 15 after her parents were fatally shot at their home in Barron County, located about 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis. ( Courtesy of Barron County Sheriff's Department via AP, File) Roughly two weeks after she disappeared, a man identified as Kyle Jaenke-Annis, 32, was arrested for allegedly burglarizing the James Closs home. He was reportedly found with two girls tank tops, underwear, and a dress. However, Barron County officials cleared him of any involvement in the teens disappearance. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The sheriff previously said his office was receiving around 25 tips per day regarding James Closs disappearance. Hed been confident that James Closs was alive somewhere.

4. Thom Clark:

   I feel very fortunate. I was just so excited to come home, Thom Clark added. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP It was tough. Im just glad shes finally home.

5. Judith Lund:

   Judith Lund said in an interview. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP While at least 214 whaling voyages ventured into The Gulf, Judith Lund said, ships from the Northeast rarely made extended port calls in Southern cities like New Orleans or Mobile, Alabama, because of the threat to crew members who weren't white. That may may have been a reason the whaling ship that rescued Industry's crew took the men back to Massachusetts, where slavery was outlawed in the 1780s, rather than landing in the South. ‘’ The people who whaled in the Gulf of Mexico knew it was risky to go into those ports down there because they had mixed crews.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLICK
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CLICK
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLICK
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CLICK
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CLICK
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CLICK