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click
a brief, sharp sound: The click of her heels was heard on the stairs.; to press a computer button: click on “open”
Not to be confused with:
clique – exclusive group of friends or associates: The members formed a clique.
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click
(klĭk)n.
1. A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch.
2. A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position.
3. Computers
a. An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device.
b. An instance of selecting an item in a website or app by clicking or tapping on a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.
4. Linguistics Any of various implosive stops, such as that of English tsk, produced by raising the back of the tongue to make contact with the palate and simultaneously closing the lips or touching the teeth or alveolar ridge with the tip and sides of the tongue, and found as phonemic consonants especially in the Khoisan and some Bantu languages. Also called suction stop. See Usage Note at !Kung.
v. clicked, click·ing, clicks
v.intr.
1. To produce a click or series of clicks.
2. Computers
a. To press and release a button on a mouse or other input device.
b. To select an item in a webpage or app by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.
3. Slang
a. To have good social or working relations; hit it off: The director and producer clicked at the very start of the play.
b. To become clear; fall into place: The answer finally clicked, and I finished the crossword.
c. To be a great success: The play clicked on Broadway.
v.tr.
1. To cause to click, as by striking together: clicked his heels.
2. Computers
a. To press down and release (a button on an input device): clicked the left button on the mouse.
b. To press down and release a button on (an input device): clicked the mouse.
c. To select (an item in a webpage or app) by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device: To open the file, click the icon.
[Imitative.]
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click
(klɪk)n
1. a short light often metallic sound
2. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. the locking member of a ratchet mechanism, such as a pawl or detent
b. the movement of such a mechanism between successive locking positions
3. (Phonetics & Phonology) 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
4. (Units) slang US and Canadian a kilometre
5. (Computer Science) computing an act of pressing and releasing a button on a mouse
vb
6. to make or cause to make a clicking sound: to click one's heels.
7. (Computer Science) (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
8. (intr) slang to be a great success: that idea really clicked.
9. (intr) informal to become suddenly clear: it finally clicked when her name was mentioned.
10. (intr) slang to go or fit together with ease: they clicked from their first meeting.
[C17: of imitative origin]
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click
(klɪk)n.
1. a slight, sharp sound: the click of a latch.
2. a small device for preventing backward movement of a mechanism, as a detent or pawl.
3. any of a variety of ingressive, usu. implosive, speech sounds, phonemic in some languages, produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release.
4. any of a variety of sounds used in calling or urging on horses or other animals, in expressing reprimand or sympathy, or produced in audible kissing.
5. Informal. a sudden insight or realization.
v.i. 6. to emit or make a slight, sharp sound, or series of such sounds, as by the cocking of a pistol.
7. Informal.
a. to succeed; make a hit.
b. to fit together; function well together: Their personalities don't really click.
c. to become suddenly clear or intelligible.
8. Computers. to depress and release a mouse button rapidly, as to select an icon.
v.t. 9. to cause to click.
10. to strike together with a click: He clicked his heels and saluted.
[1575–85; perhaps imitative; compare Dutch klick (n.), klikken (v.)]
click′er, n.
click′less, adj.
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click
Past participle: clicked
Gerund: clicking
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| Noun | 1. |  click - a short light metallic sound sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| 2. | click - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" | |
| 3. |  click - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | |
| 4. |  click - depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"depression - pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter" | |
| Verb | 1. | click - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| 2. | click - make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" | |
| 3. | click - click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" | |
| 4. | click - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 5. | click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" | |
| 6. | click - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | |
| 7. |  click - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" |
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click
verb
2. (Informal) become clear, come home (to), make sense, fall into place When I saw the TV report, it all suddenly clicked.
3. (Informal) get on, be compatible, hit it off (informal), be on the same wavelength, get on like a house on fire (informal), take to each other, feel a rapport They clicked immediately; they liked all the same things.
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click
nounverb3. Slang. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:
Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off.
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Translations
طَقْطَقَةطَقْطَقَه، قَرْقَعَه، طَقَّهيُطَقْطِقُيُقَرْقِع، يَطَقْطِق
cvaknutíklapnoutcvaknout
klikklikkesmældsmælde
musklako
naksahdusnaksahtaanaksauttaanapsahdusnapsahtaa
škljocajškljocati
kattanáskattint
smellasmellur
カチッという音カチッと鳴る
찰깍 소리가 나다찰깍하는 소리
spragtelėjimasspragtelėtitaukštelėti
klakšķētklakšķisklikšķētklikšķissasist papēžus
poktlesktleskniti
klicka tillknäpp
เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊กเสียงดังกริ๊ก
'çıt' etmek'çıt' sesi'klik'tıktıkırdamak
kêu lách cáchtiếng lách cách
click
[klɪk]A. N [of camera etc] → golpecito m seco, clic m; [of heels] → taconeo m; [of tongue] → chasquido m; [of gun] → piñoneo m; [of typewriter etc] → tecleo m
C. VI
1. [camera etc] → hacer clic; [gun] → piñonear; [typewriter etc] → teclear
the door clicked shut → la puerta se cerró con un golpecito seco
the door clicked shut → la puerta se cerró con un golpecito seco
2. (= be understood) → quedar claro/a
it didn't click with me until → no caí en la cuenta hasta (que) ...
suddenly it all clicked (into place) → de pronto, todo encajaba (en su sitio)
it didn't click with me until → no caí en la cuenta hasta (que) ...
suddenly it all clicked (into place) → de pronto, todo encajaba (en su sitio)
3. (= be a success) [product, invention] → ser un éxito; [two people] → congeniar, gustarse inmediatamente
to click with sb → congeniar or conectar con algn
to click with sb → congeniar or conectar con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
click
1n → Klicken nt; (of joints) → Knacken nt; (of light switch) → Knipsen nt; (of fingers) → Knipsen nt, → Schnipsen nt; (Comput) → (Maus)klick m; (of latch, key in lock) → Schnappen nt; (tongue, Phon) → Schnalzen nt; he turned with a sharp click of his heels → er drehte sich um und klappte zackig die Hacken zusammen
vi
(= make clicking noise) → klicken; (joints) → knacken; (light switch) → knipsen; (fingers) → knipsen, schnipsen; (Comput) → klicken; (latch, key in lock) → schnappen; (tongue, Phon) → schnalzen; (high heels) → klappern
(inf: = be understood) → funken (inf); suddenly it all clicked (into place) → plötzlich hatte es gefunkt (inf)
(inf: = get on well) → funken (inf); they clicked right from the moment they first met → zwischen ihnen hatte es vom ersten Augenblick an gefunkt (inf); some people you click with straight away → mit manchen Leuten versteht man sich auf Anhieb
vt heels → zusammenklappen; fingers → schnippen mit; (Comput) → klicken auf +acc; tongue → schnalzen mit; to click a door shut → eine Tür zuklinken; to click something into place → etw einschnappen lassen
click
2n usu pl (US inf) → Kilometer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
click
[klɪk]1. n (of camera) → scatto; (of high heels) → tacchettio; (of soldiers' boots) → battito; (of tongue) → schiocco
2. vt (heels) → battere; (tongue) → far schioccare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
click
(klik) noun a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on. the click of the camera.
verb to (cause to) make such a sound. The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
click
→ طَقْطَقَة, يُطَقْطِقُ cvaknout, cvaknutí klik, klikke Klicken κάνω κλικ, κλικ chasquear, chasquido naksahdus, naksahtaa clic, cliquer škljocaj, škljocati clic, cliccare カチッという音, カチッと鳴る 찰깍 소리가 나다, 찰깍하는 소리 klik, klikken klikk, klikke kliknąć, kliknięcie clicar, clique щелкать, щелчок klicka till, knäpp เกิดเสียงดังกริ๊ก, เสียงดังกริ๊ก tık, tıklamak kêu lách cách, tiếng lách cách 咔哒声, 点击Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
click
n (card) chasquidoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.