[flick] n [imit.] (15c) 1: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
2: a sound produced by a flick
3: flicker 1
[2]flick vt (1816) 1 a: to move or propel with or as if with a flick "~ed her hair back over her shoulder" "~ a switch" b: to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch "~ on a cigarette lighter" "~ off the radio"
2. a: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion "~ed the horse with a whip" b: to remove with light blows "~ed an ash off her sleeve" ~ vi 1: to go or pass quickly or abruptly "a bird ~ed by" "~ing through some papers"
2: to direct flicks at something [3]flick n [short for
[2]flicker] (1926): movie