Dictionary entry details
• FLICK (noun)
Meaning:
A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context examples:
he gave it a flick with his finger / he felt the flick of a whip
Hypernyms ("flick" is a kind of...):
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
Meaning:
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
film; motion picture; motion-picture show; movie; moving picture; moving-picture show; pic; picture show; flick; picture
Context examples:
they went to a movie every Saturday night / the film was shot on location
Hypernyms ("flick" is a kind of...):
show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)
Meronyms (parts of "flick"):
episode; sequence (film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie)
credit (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)
caption; subtitle (translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen)
credits (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))
scene; shot (a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)
Domain member category:
reshoot (shoot again)
tape; videotape (record on videotape)
film; shoot; take (make a film or photograph of something)
synchronise; synchronize (make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action)
dub (provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flick"):
telefilm (a movie that is made to be shown on television)
3-D; 3D; three-D (a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance)
talkie; talking picture (a movie with synchronized speech and singing)
slow motion (a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate)
silent movie; silent picture; silents (a movie without a soundtrack)
rough cut (the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing)
skin flick (a pornographic movie)
cinema verite (a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director)
docudrama; documentary; documentary film; infotainment (a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event)
short subject (a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)
shoot-'em-up (a movie featuring shooting and violence)
coming attraction (a movie that is advertised to draw customers)
collage film (a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage)
home movie (a film made at home by an amateur photographer)
final cut (the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer)
feature; feature film (the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater)
musical; musical comedy; musical theater (a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing)
• FLICK (verb)
Meaning:
Flash intermittently
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
flick; flicker
Context example:
The lights flicked on and off
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
blink; flash; twinkle; wink; winkle (gleam or glow intermittently)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Look through a book or other written material
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
riff; leaf; flick; riffle; thumb; flip
Context examples:
He thumbed through the report / She leafed through the volume
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
peruse (examine or consider with attention and in detail)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Cause to move with a flick
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
flick; flip
Context example:
he flicked his Bic
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
throw (project through the air)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Throw or toss with a quick motion
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
flick; jerk
Context examples:
flick a piece of paper across the table / jerk his head
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
force; push (move with force,)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Shine unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
flicker; flick
Context example:
The candle flickered
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
Lights flick on the horizon
The horizon is flicking with lights
Meaning:
Twitch or flutter
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
riffle; ruffle; flick
Context example:
the paper flicked
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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 "flick" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Touch or hit with a light, quick blow
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
flicked him with his hand
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
brush (touch lightly and briefly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Remove with a flick (of the hand)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "flick" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
