flick
flick / flik/ • n. 1. a sudden sharp movement: the flick of a switch a flick of the wrist. ∎ the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb, esp. to propel a small object: he sent his cigarette spinning away with a flick of his fingers. ∎ a light, sharp, quickly retracted blow, esp. with a whip.2. inf. a motion picture: a Hollywood action flick. ∎ (the flicks) chiefly Brit. the movies: fancy a night at the flicks?• v. [tr.] propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, esp. of the fingers: Emily flicked some ash off her sleeve. ∎ (flick something on/off) turn something electrical on or off by means of a switch: he flicked on the air conditioning. ∎ [intr.] make a sudden sharp movement: the finch's tail flicks up and down. ∎ [tr.] move (a whip) so as to strike.PHRASAL VERBS: flick throughanother way of saying flip through (see flip).
flick
Hence vb. XIX.