click
1a slight, sharp sound: At the click of the latch, the dog barked.
a small device for preventing backward movement of a mechanism, as a detent or pawl.
Phonetics. any one of a variety of ingressive, usually implosive, speech sounds, phonemic in some languages, produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release.
any one of a variety of familiar sounds used in calling or urging on horses or other animals, in expressing reprimand or sympathy, or produced in audible kissing.
Computers. the act of rapidly depressing and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button, as to select an icon.
to emit or make a slight, sharp sound, or series of such sounds, as by the cocking of a pistol: The door clicked shut.
Informal.
to succeed; make a hit: If the play clicks, the producer will be rich.
to fit together; function well together: They get along in public, but their personalities don't really click.
to become intelligible.
Computers. to rapidly depress and release one of the buttons on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button: Just click on the link to get to the site.: Compare right-click (def. 1).
to cause to click.
to strike together with a click: He clicked his heels and saluted.
Computers.
to select (a screen object) by rapidly depressing and releasing one of the buttons on a mouse or other input device, usually the left-hand button: Click “OK” to continue .: Compare right-click (def. 2).
to rapidly depress and release (a button on a mouse or other input device): Click the trackpad button once.
Origin of click
1Other words from click
- clickless, adjective
Other definitions for click (2 of 2)
or klick, klik
a kilometer.
Origin of click
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How to use click in a sentence
Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTRedditors had complained that the thing they found and promoted had been co-opted and mined for clicks by other sites.
There Are More 'Too Many Cooks' Where That First Fever Dream Came From | Kevin Fallon | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFinding clips of violent incitement is a matter of only a few clicks online.
Lone Wolves, Terrorist Runts, and the Stray Dogs of ISIS | Jacob Siegel | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The clicks and shares are a means to an end,” an Upworthy spokesperson told me.
Or, with just a few clicks, you can send support that will help this movement grow.
He pauses, to allow the ladies of the party to express a becoming sympathy—which they do, by clicks.
Two sharp clicks and the lights in the hideous candelabra that hung from the ceiling suddenly went out.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousAs the gate clicks behind us, we find ourselves close to a handsome modern cross, raised on four circular steps.
Curious Church Customs | VariousEach man wore a square-shaped headdress and all were chattering away with their peculiar guttural clicks.
The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott WhitneyThe crowd signified their approval by repeated clicks and Mbopo also nodded while the wondering boys watched.
The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for click
/ (klɪk) /
a short light often metallic sound
the locking member of a ratchet mechanism, such as a pawl or detent
the movement of such a mechanism between successive locking positions
phonetics any of various stop consonants, found in Khoisan and as borrowings in southern Bantu languages, that are produced by the suction of air into the mouth
US and Canadian slang a kilometre
computing an act of pressing and releasing a button on a mouse
to make or cause to make a clicking sound: to click one's heels
(usually foll by on) computing to press and release (a button on a mouse) or to select (a particular function) by pressing and releasing a button on a mouse
(intr) slang to be a great success: that idea really clicked
(intr) informal to become suddenly clear: it finally clicked when her name was mentioned
(intr) slang to go or fit together with ease: they clicked from their first meeting
Origin of click
1Derived forms of click
- clicker, noun
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