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noun

Flick n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

Flick n.

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."

A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday. (Colloq.)

verb

Flick v. t. (past & past part. flicked; pres. part. flicking)

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash. "Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos."

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Etymology of 'Flick'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flick" Quotes from Famous Books

... been done, the president of the consistory, Mahlon T. Hewitt, handed out the remaining letters of dismissal to D. W. Woodford, Robert R. Crosby, William Lain, Dr. Veranus Morse, John Van Flick, Henry Taylor and Albert I. Lyon, and made a formal closing address in which he offered "a sincere prayer that its old walls may still stand, and that it may continue to be the birthplace of souls into the kingdom of Christ." The prayer ...

— The Kirk on Rutgers Farm • Frederick Bruckbauer

... "and a flick of the wrist—very little more than would be necessary for a thirty yard putt right across ...

— The Evil Shepherd • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... I should flick a few crumbs from my knee, perhaps. "It's odd," I should say, for the tenth or eleventh time, with a motion to rise, and we should get up and stretch ourselves, and, still a little puzzled, turn our faces towards the path that clambers down over the tumbled rocks and runs round by the ...

— A Modern Utopia • H. G. Wells

... their several craft in a state of strict sobriety. And Gregory meant to bear a hand, and lift it pretty frequently towards the most loyal part of man, in the large festivities of that night. He smacked his lips at the thought of this, and gave a little flick ...

— Springhaven - A Tale of the Great War • R. D. Blackmore

... it would be like to jump into a boat-like "pulk" all alone—for there is only room for one—twist the rein round your wrist, give it a flick, and so away over the waste of snow, watching the great antlers of the deer in front of you, and flinging yourself from side to side to prevent capsizing. And, if you do happen to upset, you must hang on to the rein like grim death and be dragged over the snow, otherwise ...

— Peeps at Many Lands: Norway • A.F. Mockler-Ferryman

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