Definitions for flick
flɪkflick

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. flicknoun

   a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)

   "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"

2. flicknoun

   a short stroke

3. movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flickverb

   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"

4. flicker, flickverb

   flash intermittently

   "The lights flicked on and off"

5. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riffverb

   look through a book or other written material

   "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

6. flip, flickverb

   cause to move with a flick

   "he flicked his Bic"

7. jerk, flickverb

   throw or toss with a quick motion

   "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"

8. flicker, flickverb

   shine unsteadily

   "The candle flickered"

9. flick, ruffle, riffleverb

   twitch or flutter

   "the paper flicked"

10. snap, click, flickverb

    cause to make a snapping sound

    "snap your fingers"

11. flickverb

    touch or hit with a light, quick blow

    "flicked him with his hand"

12. flickverb

    remove with a flick (of the hand)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flicknoun

   A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.

2. flicknoun

   A powerful underarm volley shot.

3. flicknoun

   A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.

4. flicknoun

   The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

5. flicknoun

   A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

6. flickverb

   To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flick

   A flick is a quick, sudden movement typically made by a finger or hand, often to dismiss, remove or turn on something. It can also refer to a certain type of film or movie, often used informally or colloquially.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flickverb

   to whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots

2. Flicknoun

   a flitch; as, a flick of bacon

3. Etymology: [See Flick, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flick

   Flick is a campy British horror film written and directed by David Howard, and starring Hugh O'Conor and Faye Dunaway. It had its theatrical release in 2008, and the DVD of the film was released in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2009. The film was shot in and around Cardiff, Pontypool, Newbridge, Caerphilly, Briton Ferry Wales.

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

1. Flick

   flik, v.t. to strike lightly.—n. a flip.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flicknoun

   Movie. "Scare mothafu**as like Stephen King flicks" -- N.W.A. (Chin Check) Because movies reels look like they "flicker" when they roll past the projector's light, making it look like the characters are moving. Also stands for "homie" or "partner". A friend you're rollin' with. "Let's call some flicks and chill the hell out."

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1. flick

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

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

1. FLICK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flick is ranked #4630 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flick surname appeared 7,661 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Flick.
   
   95.6% or 7,326 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 158 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 86 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Brush
   • Contact
   • Flash
   • Move
   • Peruse
   • Push
   • Remove
   • Shine
   • Stroke
   • Throw

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flick' in Verbs Frequency: #1050

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce flick?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   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 flick in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flick in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of flick in a Sentence

1. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   I think President-elect Biden, and people who will be joining his incoming administration have spoken about the fact that there's a commitment to follow our asylum laws to enforce our asylum laws, and that means to provide humanitarian relief for those individuals who qualify for it onto the law, that can not be accomplished with just the flick of a switch and turned on and day one(.).

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Borrowers don't just need their debts paused ; they need them erased, with the flick of a pen, President Biden could provide millions upon millions of student loan borrowers a new lease on life.

3. Kevin Sorbo:

   I think you are going to see a turning point; you can see that happening in our politics right now, i think people are so fed up with the status quo. Sorbo's latest faith-based flick Joseph and Mary, out on DVD July 5th, focuses on the story of Joseph.

4. Jia Montanez:

   I still can't believe it. Just like that. A flick of a switch,my whole life turned upside down.

5. Tristan Harris:

   You have a supercomputer pointed at your brain, it's a race between Facebook's voodoo doll, where you flick your finger and they predict what to show you next, and Google's voodoo doll.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

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