Other Definitions flick (enc)
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Flick| Noun | 1. | flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" | | | 2. | flick - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director peepshow - a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth rough cut - the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate 3-D, 3D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance show - a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | | | Verb | 1. | flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" | | | 2. | flick - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" | | | 3. | flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"throw - project through the air; "throw a frisbee" | | | 4. | flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" | | | 5. | flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" | | | 6. | flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | | 7. | flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | | 8. | flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" | | | 9. | flick - remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. 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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