nounπShareA short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip."He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger."actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema."My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind.""entertainmentmediacultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target."The fencer scored a point with a quick flick to his opponent's arm, a difficult shot to block. "weaponsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA powerful underarm volley shot."The tennis player hit a powerful flick, winning the point. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of pressing a place on a touch screen device."With a quick flick of her finger, she opened the email on her phone. "technologyelectronicscomputingdeviceinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second"The presentation was only a few flicks long, a tiny fraction of a second. "timephysicsnumbersciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion."The child flicked the dust off his desk with a small piece of paper. "actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
