flick

flick1 [ flık ] verb *

1. ) transitive to make something move quickly and suddenly, especially with a quick movement of the hand:

He flicked a speck of cigarette ash off his sleeve.

flick something over/across/at/into/back/down etc.: She flicked back her long dark hair.

Martin flicked the ball at the goalpost.

flick something open: He flicked open the file in front of him.

a ) intransitive flick over/across etc. to move quickly and suddenly:

A branch flicked across her face.

The figures on the clock flicked to 5:36.

2. ) transitive to move a switch in order to turn something such as a light or machine on or off:

flick something on/off: He flicked on the car radio.

3. ) intransitive or transitive to look at someone or something quickly:

She flicked a glance at the door.

Linda's eyes flicked across the map.

,flick `through phrasal verb transitive flick through something

1. ) to turn the pages of a book, magazine, newspaper, etc. very quickly looking at some of the pages for a very short time

2. ) to quickly change from one television CHANNEL to another, having a very quick look at each to see what program is on:

She flicked through the channels but nothing interesting was on.

flick

flick 2 [ flık ] noun count

1. ) a sudden quick movement:

flick of: He dealt the cards with a flick of his wrist.

2. ) INFORMAL a movie:

a seventies crime flick

at the flick of a switch

quickly and easily, especially by using a computer