click
/klɪk/ noun B1- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch. · As I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened.
- An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. · tsk is a click in English.
- The sound made by a dolphin.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
- A pawl or similar catch.
- A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
Plural clicks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
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 detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which ... C2
- click A kind of throw. C2
- click The sound of a click. C2
- click A small, exclusive group of individuals, usuall... 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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