click
/klɪk/ noun C2- A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic such as lifestyle or social status, or common purpose; specifically one formed for disreputable purposes, or which purports to be an authority on a particular matter; a cabal. · Near-synonyms: circle, faction, gang· This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.
- A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph. · The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.
- A group of related websites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
- An informal faction in the Republic of China (1912–1949) led by one or more warlords exercising regional control through local armed forces (particularly during the Warlord Era); a regional junta.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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At that instant there was a sharp click, the jangling of metal, and Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet again.
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.
“Hist!” cried Holmes, and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol.
We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it.
Other matches
- click To cause to make a click A2
- click A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relative... B1
- click A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which ... C2
- click A kind of throw. C2
- click The sound of a click. C2
- click To form a clique C2
- click off To tick off on a list.
- click through To click on a link in order to move to another ...
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