flick Definition

flick
verb flicked, flicking

1. To move or touch something with a quick light movement.

Example: He flicked his hair back wih a jerk of his head
2. To move the hand or finger quickly and jerkily against something small, eg a speck of dust, crumbs, etc, in order to remove it.

Example: She flicked the crumbs off the table
Thesaurus: tap, touch, dab, flip, jab, rap, fillip.

noun

1. A flicking action.

Etymology: 15c: imitating the sound; compare French flicflac the cracking of a whip.

Phrasal Verb: flick through something

To glance quickly through (a book, a video, etc), in order to get a rough impression of it.