¦ verb
1. make or cause to make a sudden quick movement.
2. propel with a quick movement of the fingers.
3. (flick through) look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.).
¦ noun
1. a sudden quick movement or blow.
(a flick through) a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc.).
2. the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb.
3. informal a cinema film.
(the flicks) Brit. the cinema.
Phrases
give someone the flick informal, chiefly Austral. reject someone in a casual way.
Derivatives
flicky adjective
Origin
ME: symbolic, fl- freq. beginning words denoting sudden movement.