flick in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to make a snapping sound
   "snap your fingers"
   snap  click  flick 
   
2. remove with a flick (of the hand)
   flick 
   
3. touch or hit with a light, quick blow
   "flicked him with his hand"
   flick 
   
4. throw or toss with a quick motion
   "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
   jerk  flick 
   
5. twitch or flutter
   "the paper flicked"
   flick  ruffle  riffle 
   
6. cause to move with a flick
   "he flicked his Bic"
   flip  flick 
   
7. flash intermittently
   "The lights flicked on and off"
   flicker  flick 
   
8. look through a book or other written material
   "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
   flick  flip  thumb  riffle  leaf  riff 
   
9. shine unsteadily
   "The candle flickered"
   flicker  flick 
   

1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
   "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
   movie  film  picture  moving picture  moving-picture show  motion picture  motion-picture show  picture show  pic  flick 
   
2. a short stroke
   flick 
   
3. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
   "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
   flick