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   flick

   /flɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden quick movement: "the flick of a switch"
   • ▪ the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb, especially to propel a small object: "he sent his cigarette spinning away with a flick of his fingers"
   • ▪ a light, sharp, quickly retracted blow, especially with a whip.
   • ▪ a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc.): "a quick flick through the family album"
   • 2. a cinema film: informal "a Hollywood action flick"
   • ▪ the cinema: British "fancy a night at the flicks?"
   • 3. a group of hares or rabbits. rare

   verb

   • 1. strike or propel (something) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers: "Max flicked his bow tie" Similar clicksnapflipjerkpulltugtweakinformal:yank
   • ▪ make or cause to make a sudden quick movement: "the horse flicked its tail" Similar swishtwitchwavewagwaggleshakewhiptwirlswingbrandish
   • ▪ turn something electrical on or off by means of a switch: "Urquart flicked the switch and she blinked in the harsh light"
   • ▪ move (an object) rapidly up and down so as to strike something or someone: "the driver flicked his whip and the cab moved off"

   Word Origin late Middle English: symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flicky adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

     4

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

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