click
has definitions from the fields of computer science,linguistics,phonetics
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[ verb ] move or strike with a click
Synonyms Examples "then the brightness as he clicked on the light." Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)Out of long experience I have found that incidental figures and other objects like trees , logs , and bushes can be traced from the original sketch and moved about in the major areas on the final sheet until they occupy the right position , which I call ' clicking ' . (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)A second scene flashed before his mind , the interior of the garage at the new house and the young Bartlett girl turning startled to meet him , the dim dark and the sudden confusion and fear and then the brightness as Mae had clicked on the light . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)As he crossed to_the side of the stall , Curt drew his gun and clicked back the hammer . |
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[ verb ] become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Examples "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him" "she was penetrated with sorrow" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (linguistics) produce a click
Examples "Xhosa speakers click" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4253
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[ noun ] (computer science) depression of a button on a computer mouse
Synonyms Examples : "a click on the right button for example" Related terms |
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