CLICK
Dictionary entry overview: What does click mean?
• CLICK (noun)
The noun CLICK has 4 senses:
1. a short light metallic sound
2. depression of a button on a computer mouse
3. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
4. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Familiarity information: CLICK used as a noun is uncommon.
• CLICK (verb)
The verb CLICK has 7 senses:
1. move or strike with a noise
2. make a clicking or ticking sound
3. click repeatedly or uncontrollably
4. cause to make a snapping sound
5. produce a click
6. make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
7. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Familiarity information: CLICK used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• CLICK (noun)
Meaning:
A short light metallic sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
clink; click; chink
Hypernyms ("click" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Meaning:
Depression of a button on a computer mouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
mouse click; click
Context example:
a click on the right button for example
Hypernyms ("click" is a kind of...):
depression (pushing down)
Meaning:
A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
suction stop; click
Hypernyms ("click" is a kind of...):
occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)
Meaning:
A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pawl; detent; click; dog
Hypernyms ("click" is a kind of...):
catch; stop (a restraint that checks the motion of something)
Holonyms ("click" is a part of...):
rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)
• CLICK (verb)
Meaning:
Move or strike with a noise
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
click; snap
Context examples:
he clicked on the light / his arm was snapped forward
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make a clicking or ticking sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
tick; click
Context example:
The clock ticked away
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Click repeatedly or uncontrollably
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
chatter; click
Context example:
Chattering teeth
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cause to make a snapping sound
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
click; flick; snap
Context example:
snap your fingers
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Produce a click
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
Xhosa speakers click
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cluck; clack; click
Hypernyms (to "click" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
sink in; come home; dawn; fall into place; get across; penetrate; get through; click
Context examples:
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him / she was penetrated with sorrow
Cause:
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
