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
Words Nearby click
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
When combined with an organic promotional strategy, paid ads can be a big added driver of traffic and clicks.
Five content promotion strategies SaaS marketers should implement today | Izabelle Hundrev | August 28, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThis is why you need to rank high in search engines so that your website gets the most clicks.
For instance, ’FindThatLead’ is a tool that allows you to find your target’s contact details almost at a click of a single button.
Testimonial link building: Using real experiences for success | Rameez Ghayas Usmani | July 15, 2020 | Search Engine WatchOn Facebook, the current price of a click has dropped several times – simply because many competitors have left.
Only nine percent of content actually sees organic traffic from search results, and nearly 70% of all clicks go to the first five organic search results.
Content creation guide: How to effectively think of SEO at every stage | Kelsey Raymond | June 19, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll | James Joiner | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA click sends a user to a statement, a list of passenger nationalities, emergency call-center numbers, and other information.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a longer list of 200 outstanding releases, click here.
She was so great and it made everything click for me, because I was also interested in journalism.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life | David Yaffe | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI hope that there is a trend away from the kind of “click-bait” type of essay that you often see on the Internet.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life | David Yaffe | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEdna could hear the whispering voices of dead men and the click of muffled gold.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBlack Hood shot twice, pulled the trigger a third time only to hear the hammer click on an empty chamber.
Perhaps the Eye heard that click and understood its meaning, for it was then that he made his dash through the rear door.
Now you hear the click-clock of an approaching cab, the cocher half asleep on his box.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith"Come and see," said Betty and a click at the other end of the wire told Grace that the conversation was over.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope
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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