Tra từ flick - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) (Freq. 2)
- he gave it a flick with his finger
- he felt the flick of a whip
• Hypernyms:
contact, impinging, striking
2. a short stroke
• Hypernyms:
stroke
3. 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
• Syn:
movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show,
motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic
• Derivationally related forms:
film (for: film)
• Members of this Topic:
dub, synchronize, synchronise, film, shoot,
take, videotape, tape, reshoot
• Hypernyms:
show, product, production
• Hyponyms:
telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie,
collage film, coming attraction, shoot-'em-up, short subject, documentary, docudrama,
documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut,
silent movie, silent picture, silents, slow motion, talking picture, talkie,
three-D, 3-D, 3D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater
• Part Meronyms:
sequence, episode, credit, subtitle, caption,
credits, scene, shot

II - verb

1. flash intermittently (Freq. 1)
- The lights flicked on and off
• Syn:
flicker
• Derivationally related forms:
flicker (for: flicker)
• Hypernyms:
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. look through a book or other written material (Freq. 1)
- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
• Syn:
flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
• Derivationally related forms:
leaf (for: leaf)
• Hypernyms:
peruse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
3. cause to move with a flick (Freq. 1)
- he flicked his Bic
• Syn:
flip
• Derivationally related forms:
flip (for: flip)
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. throw or toss with a quick motion (Freq. 1)
- flick a piece of paper across the table
- jerk his head
• Syn:
jerk
• Derivationally related forms:
jerk (for: jerk)
• Hypernyms:
push, force
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. shine unsteadily
- The candle flickered
• Syn:
flicker
• Derivationally related forms:
flicker (for: flicker)
• Hypernyms:
shine, beam
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Lights flick on the horizon
- The horizon is flicking with lights
6. twitch or flutter
- the paper flicked
• Syn:
ruffle, riffle
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. cause to make a snapping sound
- snap your fingers
• Syn:
snap, click
• Derivationally related forms:
snap (for: snap), snapper (for: snap)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- flicked him with his hand
• Hypernyms:
brush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
9. remove with a flick (of the hand)
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP