click or clique

Students lamenting the division of their schools into snobbish factions often misspell “clique” as “click.” In the original French, “clique” was synonymous with “claque”—an organized group of supporters at a theatrical event who tried to prompt positive audience response by clapping enthusiastically.

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Definitions

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• n  a short light metallic sound
• n  a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
• n  a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
• n  depression of a button on a computer mouse
  a click on the right button for example
• v  move or strike with a noise
  he clicked on the light
• v  make a clicking or ticking sound
• v  click repeatedly or uncontrollably
• v  cause to make a snapping sound
• v  produce a click
  Xhosa speakers click
• v  make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
• v  become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

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• n  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

News & Articles

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• See, Click, Fix: Brewer Road potholes 'horrible'
  ONEIDA >> A See, Click, Fix interactive map user on OneidaDispatch.com recently tagged Brewer Road in Oneida as having too many potholes.
  June 16, 2013 - The Oneida Daily Dispatch
• Niki Taylor Signs with Click Models and J Pervis Talent Agency
  Click Models and J Pervis Talent Agency, who collectively boast one of the largest agencies of its kind in the Southeast, has recently signed international supermodel Niki Taylor. (PRWeb June 15, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10830788.htm
  June 15, 2013 - PRWeb
• Click and Grow grows a Grow Light for all
  The indoor smart garden company, Click & Grow, announces availability of a new LED light that can be used with existing gardens. Also announced is a new Sugar Leaf plant cartridge. Originally posted at Appliances and Kitchen Gadgets
  June 13, 2013 - CNET

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• ON THE WATER: Dad’s Love For Boats Lives On
  If my Dad was alive, he would be 100 years old on Father’s Day. He taught me my love of boats, the people who sail them and the value of being part of a yachting clique.
  June 14, 2013 - Gazettes.com
• Love And Hip Hop Atlanta – Episode 8 – ‘Catch The MARTA’
  A good trip has never constituted of being smacked in the face with flowers. Never. Shay and Scrappy tend to their unfinished business, which didn't end with the white picket fence Shay envisioned. Kirk has still lost his everlasting mind and Mimi may be done with K.Michelle for good. Just another day in the lives of the Love and Hip Hop Atlanta clique.
  June 11, 2013 - Vh1 Blog
• Love And Hip Hop Atlanta – Episode 8 – ‘Catch The MARTA’
  A good trip has never constituted of being smacked in the face with flowers. Never. Shay and Scrappy tend to their unfinished business, which didn't end with the white picket fence Shay envisioned. Kirk has still lost his everlasting mind and Mimi may be done with K.Michelle for good. Just another day in the lives of the Love and Hip Hop Atlanta clique.
  June 11, 2013 - Vh1 Blog