Flick
noun
A quick, sharp movement.
He gave the switch a flick and the light came on
Often appears as...
- flick of the wrist
- flick of a switch
noun
A movie or film.
Let's watch a flick tonight
Often appears as...
- watch a flick
- horror flick
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To move with a quick, sharp movement.
She flicked her hair out of her face
Often appears as...
- flick one's wrist
- flick a switch
verb
To look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.
He flicked through the magazine while waiting
Often appears as...
- flick through a book
- flick through a magazine
noun
A quick, sharp movement.
He gave the switch a flick and the light came on
Often appears as...
- flick of the wrist
- flick of a switch
noun
A movie or film.
Let's watch a flick tonight
Often appears as...
- watch a flick
- horror flick
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To move with a quick, sharp movement.
She flicked her hair out of her face
Often appears as...
- flick one's wrist
- flick a switch
verb
To look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.
He flicked through the magazine while waiting
Often appears as...
- flick through a book
- flick through a magazine
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Action
Use 'flick' to describe an abrupt motion often done without much thought.
She gave a flick of her pen and started writing.
Pro Tip 2/2Minimal Effort
'Flick' often implies the movement requires little strength or energy.
With a flick of his finger, the marble rolled off the table.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Action
Use 'flick' to describe an abrupt motion often done without much thought.
She gave a flick of her pen and started writing.
Pro Tip 2/2Minimal Effort
'Flick' often implies the movement requires little strength or energy.
With a flick of his finger, the marble rolled off the table.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Action
Use 'flick' to describe an abrupt motion often done without much thought.
She gave a flick of her pen and started writing.
Pro Tip 2/2Minimal Effort
'Flick' often implies the movement requires little strength or energy.
With a flick of his finger, the marble rolled off the table.
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A Grumpy Shoebill...
don't meet the guevara caught a passenger on uh mosley cough butts and burtles or bobo but he picked out benito panettone who was bombing doing the wing like an extra set missile man he cushioned it on his chest knocked meg george here flicked it up one of these buns one lollipop two lollipop three and then he laid it on a
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when you flick the switch. And piezoelectric devices may become even more common since electricity is in high demand and mechanical energy is abundant. There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights.
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How to create cleaner...
In this case, the most powerful force for good is regulation, the rules that can restrict the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from power plants, and make energy companies around the world wary of what they put into the air. Until then, every time you turn on a screen or flick a light switch,
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Smash fear, learn...
The arm is extended below the head. The head is held in line with the spine, so that you use strategic water pressure to raise your legs up -- very important, especially for people with lower body fat. Here is an example of the stroke. So you don't kick. But you do use a small flick.
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The 'George Clooney' Of...
yeah dear that's a bad knockback i think you need a thick skin to be a teaser all right so we've got jenna coming to us she's very excited that there's a boy in her midst she's on here all right you can see that very typical hiccuping ear flicking
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Carol Beckwith & Angela...
and her long akkad hair and her newly acquired goat skin skirts and her mother's teaching her that when she sees the man that she admires she has to flick her long hair over his shoulder to tell him that she's the woman he needs
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What happens when our...
B, why haven't the chimpanzees flicked the off switch to humanity, or the Neanderthals? They certainly had reasons. We have an off switch, for example, right here. The reason is that we are an intelligent adversary;
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Creating second chances...
flicked with the law I hope they will inspire vulnerable women and men all over the world that they too may be change makers that's an idea worth spreading thank you
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Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
snake t'en as you ingest your booty you reveal the most impressive bags of any snake in the world two inches long and capable of flicking
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"Awoo" PIPE Sofi Tukker
Aaaa Alright, hand flick. I know I did not raise a wrist
Video examples
A Grumpy Shoebill...
don't meet the guevara caught a passenger on uh mosley cough butts and burtles or bobo but he picked out benito panettone who was bombing doing the wing like an extra set missile man he cushioned it on his chest knocked meg george here flicked it up one of these buns one lollipop two lollipop three and then he laid it on a
Video examples
How to squeeze...
when you flick the switch. And piezoelectric devices may become even more common since electricity is in high demand and mechanical energy is abundant. There are already train stations that use passengers' footsteps to power the ticket gates and displays and a dance club where piezoelectricity helps power the lights.
Video examples
How to create cleaner...
In this case, the most powerful force for good is regulation, the rules that can restrict the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from power plants, and make energy companies around the world wary of what they put into the air. Until then, every time you turn on a screen or flick a light switch,
Video examples
Smash fear, learn...
The arm is extended below the head. The head is held in line with the spine, so that you use strategic water pressure to raise your legs up -- very important, especially for people with lower body fat. Here is an example of the stroke. So you don't kick. But you do use a small flick.
Video examples
The 'George Clooney' Of...
yeah dear that's a bad knockback i think you need a thick skin to be a teaser all right so we've got jenna coming to us she's very excited that there's a boy in her midst she's on here all right you can see that very typical hiccuping ear flicking
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
and her long akkad hair and her newly acquired goat skin skirts and her mother's teaching her that when she sees the man that she admires she has to flick her long hair over his shoulder to tell him that she's the woman he needs
Video examples
What happens when our...
B, why haven't the chimpanzees flicked the off switch to humanity, or the Neanderthals? They certainly had reasons. We have an off switch, for example, right here. The reason is that we are an intelligent adversary;
Video examples
Creating second chances...
flicked with the law I hope they will inspire vulnerable women and men all over the world that they too may be change makers that's an idea worth spreading thank you
Video examples
Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
snake t'en as you ingest your booty you reveal the most impressive bags of any snake in the world two inches long and capable of flicking
Video examples
"Awoo" PIPE Sofi Tukker
Aaaa Alright, hand flick. I know I did not raise a wrist
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Quote examples
Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Sometimes you buy a book, powerfully drawn to it, but then it just sits on the shelf. Maybe you flick through it, the ghost of your original purpose at your elbow, but it's not so much rereading as re-dusting. Then one day you pick it up, take notice of the contents; your inner life realigns.
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Elisabetta Canalis
Italian Actress
Sometimes when I flick through a magazine and see these thin models I'm left wondering what effect they can have on an insecure person. But I say to girls: forget what you see in the magazines, that is a world which has nothing to do with reality; think of it as a cartoon.
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Jay Baruchel
Canadian Actor
I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
Whenever I switch from one character to another, there's always a few days where I really struggle because I'm changing voices and I'm changing ways of looking at the world. I'm not just flicking a switch; it's harder process than that.
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Tad Williams
American Writer
I am a sandwich man. Somewhere early in life, my epigenetic switches got flicked to 'likes sandwiches,' and that's where they still are. I suspect it's at least in part because they're easy to eat while reading.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
I would love to do a chick flick sometime soon, a film with strong female characters - when I say strong, I don't mean that they are changing the world, but just be real women.
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Shelley Duvall
American Actress
When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.
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Joe Taslim
Indonesian Actor
It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals.
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Omari Hardwick
American Actor
If I could remake any Eighties project, it would be less an action flick than a character-driven drama with a rich story to tell.
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Amy Pascal
American Businesswoman
It has been said that I make chick flicks. This is not a compliment.
Quote examples
Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Sometimes you buy a book, powerfully drawn to it, but then it just sits on the shelf. Maybe you flick through it, the ghost of your original purpose at your elbow, but it's not so much rereading as re-dusting. Then one day you pick it up, take notice of the contents; your inner life realigns.
Quote examples
Elisabetta Canalis
Italian Actress
Sometimes when I flick through a magazine and see these thin models I'm left wondering what effect they can have on an insecure person. But I say to girls: forget what you see in the magazines, that is a world which has nothing to do with reality; think of it as a cartoon.
Quote examples
Jay Baruchel
Canadian Actor
I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.
Quote examples
George R. R. Martin
American Author
Whenever I switch from one character to another, there's always a few days where I really struggle because I'm changing voices and I'm changing ways of looking at the world. I'm not just flicking a switch; it's harder process than that.
Quote examples
Tad Williams
American Writer
I am a sandwich man. Somewhere early in life, my epigenetic switches got flicked to 'likes sandwiches,' and that's where they still are. I suspect it's at least in part because they're easy to eat while reading.
Quote examples
Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
I would love to do a chick flick sometime soon, a film with strong female characters - when I say strong, I don't mean that they are changing the world, but just be real women.
Quote examples
Shelley Duvall
American Actress
When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.
Quote examples
Joe Taslim
Indonesian Actor
It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals.
Quote examples
Omari Hardwick
American Actor
If I could remake any Eighties project, it would be less an action flick than a character-driven drama with a rich story to tell.
Quote examples
Amy Pascal
American Businesswoman
It has been said that I make chick flicks. This is not a compliment.
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