flick

1. A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) (synset 107352958)
   "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
   is a type of: contact, impinging, striking - the physical coming together of two or more things
2. A short stroke (synset 106812546)
   is a type of: stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
3. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (synset 106626039)
   "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
   associated with:

   • dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
   • synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
   • film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something
   • tape, videotape - record on videotape
   • reshoot - shoot again
   is a type of:

   • product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
   • show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
   subtypes:

   • telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television
   • feature, feature film - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
   • final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
   • home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer
   • collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
   • coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers
   • shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence
   • short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
   • docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
   • cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
   • film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters
   • skin flick - a pornographic movie
   • rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
   • silent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrack
   • slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
   • talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing
   • 3-d, 3d, three-d - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
   • musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
   has:

   • episode, sequence - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
   • credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
   • caption, subtitle - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
   • credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
   • scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
   same as: film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show

1. Flash intermittently (synset 202164607)
   "The lights flicked on and off"
   is a type of: blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle - gleam or glow intermittently
   same as: flicker
2. Look through a book or other written material (synset 202157453)
   "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
   is a type of: peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail
   same as: flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb
3. Cause to move with a flick (synset 201897458)
   "he flicked his Bic"
   is a type of: throw - propel through the air
   same as: flip
4. Throw or toss with a quick motion (synset 201594079)
   "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
   is a type of: force, push - move with force
   same as: jerk
5. Shine unsteadily (synset 202769567)
   "The candle flickered"
   is a type of: beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
   same as: flicker
6. Twitch or flutter (synset 201594278)
   "the paper flicked"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   same as: riffle, ruffle
7. Cause to make a snapping sound (synset 201244772)
   "snap your fingers"
   is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
   same as: click, snap
8. Touch or hit with a light, quick blow (synset 201244635)
   "flicked him with his hand"
   is a type of: brush - touch lightly and briefly
9. Remove with a flick (of the hand) (synset 200190918)
   is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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