click
verb
uk
/klɪk/ us
/klɪk/click verb (OPERATE COMPUTER)
- You draw the shape somewhere on your worksheet, click on it and copy it to the clipboard.
- Click "File" in the menu bar, then click "Exit".
- Make sure the file you're copying to is open before you click "Paste".
- To open a new document, click "File", then click "New".
- A website may have many different web pages for you to click on and explore.
click verb (MAKE SOUND)
C2 [ I or T ]
click your fingers UK Paul clicked his fingers (= moved his thumb against his middle finger to make a short sharp sound) to attract the waiter's attention.
click your heels Soldiers click their heels (= bring them sharply together) when they stand to attention.
- closeCan you close the door behind you?
- shutI shut the door so the cat couldn't get out.
- snap shutHe snapped his briefcase shut and walked out of the office.
- click shutThe door clicked shut.
- slamPlease don't slam the door.
click verb (LIKE SB/STH)
[ I ] informal
- be on speaking terms idiom
- be/get in with someone idiom
- be/live in each other's pockets idiom
- befriend
- bonding
- get along
- get on
- get on like a house on fire idiom
- go back a long way idiom
- hang
- mix
- move
- pal around
- pal up
- present
- pull
- pull something on
- score
- speak
- strike
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click verb (BECOME CLEAR)
C2 [ I ] informal
[ + question word ] As he talked about his schooldays, it suddenly clicked where I had met him before.
[ + that ] So it's finally clicked that you're going to have to get yourself a job, has it?
- appreciation for something
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- bear
- colour
- dot
- handle
- keenness
- keep someone up
- know a hawk from a handsaw idiom
- know the score idiom
- know/see where someone is coming from idiom
- speak
- tease something apart
- to get a handle on something idiom
- to have a handle on something idiom
- tumble to something
- tune in
Phrasal verbs
click noun [C] (SOUND)
- bang around
- bleep
- choo-choo
- chuff
- clap along
- click away
- click your fingers
- crunch
- honk
- plop
- resonance
- rumble
- spit
- squeak
- swoosh
- thrum
- thunk
- tick-tock
- ticking
- tinkly
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