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click

/klɪk/ noun C2
  1. A kind of throw. · inside click; outside click; cross click

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At that instant there was a sharp click, the jangling of metal, and Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet again.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 77 · B2
Still kneeling upon the floor he bent forward and threw all his weight and strength upon some lever, with the result that there came a long, whirling, grinding noise, ending once more in a powerful click.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 23 · C1
“Hist!” cried Holmes, and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 191 · C1
We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 49 · B2

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