flick
nouns
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
"he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
is a type of (narrower)
the physical coming together of two or more things
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
a short stroke
is a type of (narrower)
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
"she applied the paint in careful strokes"
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"
film,
flick,
motion picture,
motion-picture show,
movie,
moving picture,
moving-picture show,
pic,
picture,
picture show
verbs
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
throw or toss with a quick motion
"flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
"flicked him with his hand"
remove with a flick (of the hand)
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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