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flick 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: From the sound of a light blow]
[T usually + adverb/preposition] to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger
::Papa flicked the ash from his cigar.
[I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move with a sudden quick movement, or to make something move in this way
flick from/up/down
::The cow's tail flicked from side to side.
flick sth up/down etc
::Jackie flicked her long hair back.
[T] to move a switch so that a machine or piece of electrical equipment starts or stops
-synonym flip flip
::I felt inside the doorway and flicked the light switch .
flick sth on/off
::Sandra flicked the TV on.
flick a glance/look at sb/sth
BrE to look very quickly at someone or something
::Leith flicked a glance at her watch.
[T] if you flick something such as a towel or rope, you move it so that the end moves quickly away from you
::The old man flicked his whip and the horses moved off.
flick through [flick through sth] phr v
to look at a book, magazine, set of photographs etc quickly
::Will flicked through Carla's photo album.