flick
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
- 2.
(informal)A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?
- 3.
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- 4.
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- 5.
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- 6.
A flitch.
a flick of bacon
- 7.
A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- 8.
(dated, slang)A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.
- 9.
(dated)A photo.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
flick one's hair
to flick the dirt from boots
- 2.
To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
Near-synonym: flit
Đồng nghĩa: flit
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From Middle English flykke (light blow or stroke). Later uses apparently interpreted as a flicker.