clique
/klik/ verb C2- To form a clique (“small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic”; noun sense 1); to associate with others in a clannish way.
- To act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot, to scheme.
He/she/it cliques · Past cliqued · Past participle cliqued · -ing form cliquing
Verb forms
- Base form
- clique
- He/she/it
- cliques
- Past
- cliqued
- Past participle
- cliqued
- -ing form
- cliquing
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