Definition of "flick" in İngilizce

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.

2. (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (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?

3. (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

4. (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.

5. The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

6. A flitch.

   • a flick of bacon

7. A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second

8. (dated, slang) A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.

9. (dated) A photo.

verb

1. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.

   • flick one's hair
   • to flick the dirt from boots

2. To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.

   • Near-synonym: flit