flick
f lik
- n a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
he gave it a flick with his finger
he felt the flick of a whip - n a short stroke
- n a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- v flash intermittently
The lights flicked on and off - v look through a book or other written material
- v cause to move with a flick
he flicked his Bic - v throw or toss with a quick motion
flick a piece of paper across the table - v shine unsteadily
The candle flickered - v twitch or flutter
the paper flicked - v cause to make a snapping sound
- v touch or hit with a light, quick blow
flicked him with his hand - v remove with a flick (of the hand)
- BRAD PITT star of the new World War II film Inglourious Basterds, criticizing Valkyrie, a Nazi-themed flick that featured Tom Cruise as a Hitler assassin.
- As the crowd shrieks, Kyoko Kano, the elder of the slinky duo, dismisses the dancing girls with a flick of her green contact-lensed eyes.
- It's a chick flick for the new world of Asian sexual cinema.