Definition of flicks Flicks
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Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: flicks |
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| flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" | ||
| impinging, striking, contact close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" | ||
| flick - a short stroke | ||
| flick - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" | ||
| movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic | ||
| show the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" | ||
| product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | ||
| episode, sequence a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series | ||
| credit used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit"; | ||
| subtitle, caption secondary or explanatory title | ||
| credits a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) | ||
| telefilm a movie that is made to be shown on television | ||
| scene, shot graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" | ||
| feature film, feature an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles | ||
| final cut the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer | ||
| home movie a film made at home by an amateur photographer | ||
| collage film a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage | ||
| coming attraction a movie that is advertised to draw customers | ||
| shoot-'em-up a movie featuring shooting and violence | ||
| short subject a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature | ||
| docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event | ||
| cinema verite a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director | ||
| film noir a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" | ||
| skin flick a pornographic movie | ||
| rough cut the first print of a movie after preliminary editing | ||
| silent movie, silent picture, silents a movie without a soundtrack | ||
| slow motion a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate | ||
| talkie, talking picture a movie with synchronized speech and singing | ||
| 3-d, 3d, three-d having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" | ||
| musical, musical comedy, musical theater a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing | ||
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| flick - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" | ||
| flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff | ||
| peruse examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" | ||
| flick - remove with a flick (of the hand) | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" | ||
| brush remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" | ||
| flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" | ||
| ruffle, riffle | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" | ||
| snap, click | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | ||
| jerk | ||
| force, push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" | ||
| flip | ||
| throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" | ||
| flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" | ||
| flicker | ||
| twinkle, blink, winkle, wink, flash emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" | ||
| flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" | ||
| flicker | ||
| beam, shine smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flick (Noun)
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. - flick (Noun)
A motion picture ; in plural, usually preceded by "the" movie theater , cinema. - flick (Noun)
A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. - flick (Noun)
A powerful underarm volley shot. - flick (Noun)
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. - flick (Noun)
A flitch. - flick (Verb)
To move or hit something with a short, quick motion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- flick (v. t.)
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. - flick (n.)
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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flick
flik, v.t. to strike lightly.—n. a flip
