Crossword clues for flick
flick
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] [Cf. Flicker.]
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
--Thackeray.-
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
--Kipling.
Flick \Flick\, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Flick \Flick\, n. [See Flick, v. t.]
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A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.
--Mrs. Humphry Ward. A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.
1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking.
Wiktionary
n. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. vb. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
WordNet
n. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic]
v. flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: flicker]
look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip]
throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk]
shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker]
twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: ruffle, riffle]
cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: snap, click]
touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
Wikipedia
Flick may refer to: be in form
The flick is a technique used in modern fencing. It is used in foil and to a lesser extent, épée.
The 1980s saw the widespread use of "flicks" — hits delivered with a whipping motion which bends the blade around the more traditional parries, and makes it possible to touch otherwise inaccessible areas, such as the back of the opponent. This has been regarded by some fencers as an unacceptable departure from the tradition of realistic combat, where only rigid blades would be used, while others feel that the flick adds to the variety of possible attacks and targets, thereby expanding the game of foil.
Flick is a campy British horror film written and directed by David Howard, and starring Hugh O'Conor and Faye Dunaway. It had its theatrical release in 2008, and the DVD of the film was released in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2009. The film was shot in and around Cardiff, Pontypool, Newbridge, Caerphilly, Briton Ferry Wales.
In optical engineering and telecommunications engineering, the flick is a unit of spectral radiance. One flick corresponds to a spectral radiance of 1 watt per steradian per square centimeter of surface per micrometer of span in wavelength (W·sr·cm·μm). This is equivalent to 10 watts per steradian per cubic meter (W·sr·m). In practice, spectral radiance is typically measured in microflicks (10 flicks). One microflick is equivalent to 10 kilowatts per steradian per cubic meter (kW·sr·m).
Flick is a 2000 Irish film. The plot is centres on a small-time drug dealer as he goes about his business in the bars and clubs of Dublin. The film is written and directed by Fintan Connolly and features David Murray, Isabelle Menke, David Wilmot and Gerard Mannix Flynn.
Usage examples of "flick".
Handing it over, she absently flicked a glance at the cowboy then let it stay when she recognized the sandy-haired rider she had noticed earlier with Jessy.
With the heel of his palm on the underside, he flicked a callused thumb back and forth across the pebbled tip until her breast felt heavy and ached for some fulfillment she could not understand.
Flicking the hair from her eyes and the water from both, she peered through the blurs the drops made and saw an Ancestral form on the bank.
A young, bored, anorexic girl flicked the pages of a Simone De Beauvoir novel.
So much for easy dreams of shifting into an Elator and flicking outside the walls, or shifting into an Armiger to carry Silkhands to safety through the air from her window.
But now, with the others gone, leaving the frightened Valeman alone with this unpredictable giant, Flick found himself unable to escape that terrible awesomeness that formed the essence of this strange man.
The dark hazy outlines of the low scrubby tree-tops flicked by our wingtips close enough to touch, while ahead of us through the rain-mist an occasional big baobab tree loomed and Louren eased the jet over its greedily clutching branches.
The colonel had been one of the bathers, and he stood like a circus-driver flicking a wet towel at Crossjay capering.
Captain Bayle flicked the switch once more and hurried, full of worry, to the bridge.
The biologist grabbed a flashlight from a stack near the door, flicked it on, and aimed past the cluttered entrance hall to the dark passages beyond.
McWhirter flicked out the bipod of his Holbars, settled it on the ridge and prepared for covering fire.
By the time The Shadow had flicked the spike back into the tiny bradawl and dropped the instrument into his pocket, there was a click from the doorknob.
Would he turn and attempt to flick Lord Bute from his path as he might a fly?
Nancy stubbed out his cigarillo, then he flicked an imaginary speck of ash off his yellow gloves.
Perched up on the boards she held the reins loosely between her fingers, clucking for the horses to move on, then flicked a whip across their backs.