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# flick

verb (flick, flicks, flicked, flicking); noun (a flick, flicks)

«flick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To hit or move something with a quick small movement, for example with a finger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#m1)
2. To switch something on or off quickly: «flick the light switch». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#m2)
3. To turn pages quickly or change TV channels: «flick through a book». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#m3)
4. (noun) A quick, light movement or hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#m4)
5. (informal, noun) A film: «the flicks» means the cinema (old UK). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: flicking a switch, flicking through a comic, a horse flicking its tail. In manners, flicking things at people is rude and can hurt eyes. Phrases: «flick through», «flick a switch», «with a flick of the wrist».

### Examples

- He flicked the crumbs off the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x1)
- Flick the switch to turn on the light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x2)
- I flicked through the book to find the pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x3)
- The horse flicked its tail at the flies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x4)
- Don't flick rubber bands; you could hurt someone's eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x5)
- With a flick of her wrist, she spun the top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x6)
- The lizard's tongue flicked in and out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x7)
- So he awoke the wolf by flicking him across the eyes with his brush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/#x8)

### Note

Past form: flicked. «Flick through» means look quickly, not read carefully. Do not confuse with «flip» (turn over) — they overlap a little.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flick.html) on Mova free.