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click

UK/klɪk/ US/kʰl̥ɪk/ common informal slang uk us
verb (7) noun (4)

verb

1.

move or strike with a noise

  • “he clicked on the light”
  • “his arm was snapped forward”
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2.

make a clicking or ticking sound

  • “The clock ticked away”
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3.

click repeatedly or uncontrollably

  • “Chattering teeth”
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4.

cause to make a snapping sound

  • “snap your fingers”
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5.

produce a click

  • “Xhosa speakers click”
6.

make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

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7.

become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions

  • “It dawned on him that she had betrayed him”
  • “she was penetrated with sorrow”
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noun

1.
2.

depression of a button on a computer mouse

  • “a click on the right button for example”
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3.

a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

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4.

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

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Origin

Imitative of the "click" sound; first recorded in the 1500s. Compare Saterland Frisian klikke (“to click”), Middle Dutch clicken (Modern Dutch: klikken (“to click”)), Old High German klecchen (Modern German: klecken, klicken (“to click”)), Danish klikke (“to click”), Swedish klicka (“to click”), Norwegian klikke (“to click”), Norwegian klekke (“to hatch”).

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