click
click / klik/ • n. a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact: she heard the click of the door. ∎ Phonet. an ingressive consonantal stop produced by sudden withdrawal of the tongue from the soft palate, front teeth, or back teeth and hard palate, occurring in some southern African and other languages. ∎ Comput. an act of pressing a mouse button.• v. 1. make or cause to make a short, sharp sound: [intr.] the key clicked in the lock and the door opened [tr.] she clicked off the light. ∎ [intr.] move with such a sound: Louise turned on her three-inch heels and clicked away. ∎ [tr.] Comput. press (a mouse button): click the left mouse button twice. ∎ [intr.] (click on) Comput. select (an item represented on the screen or a particular function) by pressing one of the buttons on the mouse when the cursor is over the appropriate symbol.2. [intr.] inf. become suddenly clear or understandable: finally it clicked what all the fuss had been about. ∎ become very comfortable with someone at the first meeting: we just clicked, and I found myself falling in love. ∎ become successful or popular: I don't think this issue has clicked with the voters.