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Klick vs. Flick — What's the Difference?

Klick vs. Flick — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Klick and Flick

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Klick

A kilometre
About 200 klicks northwest of Moscow

Flick

A light quick blow, jerk, or touch
A flick of the wrist.
Gave my horse a flick with the reins.

Klick

A kilometer.

Flick

The sound accompanying this motion.

Klick

A kilometer.
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Flick

A light splash, dash, or daub.

Klick

Kilometres per hour.

Flick

A movie.

Klick

See Click.

Flick

To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip
Flicked him with his hand.

Klick

A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

Flick

To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk
The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.

Flick

To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow
Flicked the lint off the coat.

Flick

To move in sudden or jerky manner
A horse's mane flicking in the wind.

Flick

To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers
Flick through a book.
Flick through a crate of old records.

Flick

A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.

Flick

(informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?

Flick

(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

Flick

(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.

Flick

The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

Flick

A flitch.
A flick of bacon

Flick

A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second

Flick

A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.

Flick

To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
Flick one's hair
To flick the dirt from boots

Flick

To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.

Flick

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

Flick

To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.

Flick

A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

Flick

A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.

Flick

A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.

Flick

A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
He gave it a flick with his finger
He felt the flick of a whip

Flick

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
They went to a movie every Saturday night
The film was shot on location

Flick

Flash intermittently;
The lights flicked on and off

Flick

Look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

Flick

Cause to move with a flick;
He flicked his Bic

Flick

Throw or toss with a quick motion;
Flick a piece of paper across the table
Jerk his head

Flick

Shine unsteadily;
The candle flickered

Flick

Twitch or flutter;
The paper flicked

Flick

Cause to make a snapping sound;
Snap your fingers

Flick

Touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
Flicked him with his hand

Flick

Remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)

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