flick

Betekenis (English)

1. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
2. (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
3. A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
4. A powerful underarm volley shot.
5. The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
6. A flitch.
7. A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
8. (slang) A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.
9. A photo.

picture show

motion-picture show

moving-picture show

toss away 3

shake off 4

flap wings

flip a thumb a riffle a leaf a riff

drag a bunt

push aside

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/flɪk/

Inherited from Middle English

flykke

In summary

From Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker.

Boekmerk dit

Verbeter jou uitspraak

Arrow pointing to the button

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