Flick

Noun

 * 1) A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
 * He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
 * She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
 * 1)  A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
 * My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
 * Want to go to the flicks tonight?
 * 1)  A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
 * 1)  A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

Synonyms

 * (short, quick movement) fillip (of the finger)
 * (cinema) the pictures

Verb

 * 1) To move (something) with a short, quick motion.
 * flick one's hair
 * With a flick of the wrist.

Thesaurus
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Noun

 * Finnish: näpäys, pyyhkäisy


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Verb

 * Finnish: näpäyttää, pyyhkäistä
 * Hungarian:, fricskáz


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Derived terms

 * flick knife
 * flick off
 * flick the bean

Related terms

 * flicker