| What does flick mean? | we found 4 entries for the meaning of flick |
Flick \Flick\, v. t.
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a
whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
--Kipling.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Flick \Flick\, n. [See Flick, v. t.]
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a
flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a
flick to the pony. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Flick \Flick\, n.
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked
(fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.]
[Cf. Flicker.]
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a
horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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