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.""entertainmentmediaChat 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 practiced his flicks, aiming the tip of his foil at the small opening in his opponent's guard." "weaponsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA powerful underarm volley shot."The tennis player's powerful flicks won her the match. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of pressing a place on a touch screen device."My phone responded to the flicks of my finger as I scrolled through the news. "technologycomputinginternetelectronicsdevicecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second"While a computer might perform a calculation in a few flicks, a human takes seconds. "timephysicsunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion."He flicks the dust off his desk with a cloth. "actionsportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
