· a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
Hypernym(s): contact, impinging, striking
· a short stroke
Hypernym(s): stroke
· a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
Synonym(s): movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic
Hypernym(s): show, product, production
· flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
Synonym(s): flicker
Hypernym(s): flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
· look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
Synonym(s): flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
Hypernym(s): peruse
· cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
Synonym(s): flip
Hypernym(s): throw
· throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
Synonym(s): jerk
· shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
Synonym(s): flicker
· twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
· cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
Hypernym(s): move
· touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
Hypernym(s): brush
· remove with a flick (of the hand)
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw