She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave
a flick to the pony. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday. [Colloq.] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Flick — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Friedrich Flick (1883–1972), deutscher Unternehmer Friedrich Karl Flick (1927–2006), deutsch österreichischer Unternehmer Friedrich Christian Flick (Mick Flick; * 1944), deutscher Jurist, Unternehmer und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flick — may refer to:;Persons and characters* Flick family, an industrial family from Germany * Hans Dieter Flick, German football coach * Flick Shagwell, a porn actress * Tracy Flick, a character from the 1999 film Election * Herr Otto Flick, a… … Wikipedia
Flick — (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flicked} (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flicking}.] [Cf. Flicker.] 1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw, snap, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flick — flick·ery; flick; flick·er; flick·er·ing·ly; un·flick·er·ing·ly; … English syllables
Flick — Flick, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flick — ► NOUN 1) a sudden sharp movement up and down or from side to side. 2) the sudden release of a finger or thumb held bent against another finger. 3) informal a cinema film. 4) informal (the flicks) the cinema. ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a … English terms dictionary
flick — flick1 [flik] n. [echoic, but infl. by FLICKER1] 1. a light, quick stroke, as with a whip; sudden, jerky movement; snap 2. a light, snapping sound, as of the flick of a whip 3. a fleck; splotch; streak vt. 1. to strike, propel, remove, etc. with… … English World dictionary
Flick — f English: pet form based on the given name FELICITY (SEE Felicity) … First names dictionary
flick — (n.) mid 15c., probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke useless. As slang for film, it is first attested 1926, a back formation from flicker, from their flickering appearance. The verb… … Etymology dictionary
flick — [v] light touch dab, flicker, flip, hit, pat, snap, tap, tip, touch lightly; concept 612 … New thesaurus
