Found 8 hits - Term: click, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
click \click\, n.
1. a slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a
pistol.
1913 webster
2. a kind of articulation used by the natives of southern
africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or
some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth
with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking
sound is produced. the sounds are four in number, and are
called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or
clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in
urging a horse forward.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
click \click\, v. t. oe. kleken, clichen. cf. clutch.
to snatch. prov. eng. --halliwell.
1913 webster
see also:
clutch
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
click \click\ kli^k, v. i. imp. p. p. clicked
kli^kt; p. pr. vb. n. clicking. prob. an
onomatopoetic word: cf. of. cliquier. see clack, and cf.
clink, clique.
to make a slight, sharp noise or a succession of such
noises, as by gentle striking; to tick.
1913 webster
the varnished clock that clicked behind the door.
--goldsmith.
1913 webster
see also:
clicked clicking see clack clink clique
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
click \click\, n. cf. 4th click, and of. clique latch.
1. a detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs
of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. see illust.
of ratched wheel.
1913 webster
2. the latch of a door. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
click ratched wheel
- [5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
click \click\, v. t.
1. to move with the sound of a click.
1913 webster
she clicked back the bolt which held the window
sash. --thackeray.
1913 webster
2. to cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking
together, or against something.
1913 webster
jove clicked all his marble thumbs. --ben jonson.
1913 webster
when merry milkmaids click the latch. --tennyson.
1913 webster
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
click
n 1: a short light metallic sound syn: chink, clink
2: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the
right button for example" syn: mouse click
3: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth
as in bantu syn: suction stop
4: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a
wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward syn: pawl,
detent, dog
v 1: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his
arm was snapped forward" syn: snap
2: make a clicking or ticking sound; "the clock ticked away"
syn: tick
3: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "chattering teeth" syn:
chatter
4: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" syn: snap,
flick
5: produce a click; "xhosa speakers click"
6: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens syn: cluck,
clack
7: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "it
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was
penetrated with sorrow" syn: get through, dawn, come
home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into
place
see also:
chink clink mouse click suction stop pawl detent
dog snap tick chatter flick
cluck clack get through dawn come home
get across sink in penetrate fall into place
- [7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
64 moby thesaurus words for "click":
be blooded, be successful, bump, catch on, chink, clack, clink,
clop, clump, clunk, come off, connect, crack, cracking, crackle,
crackling, crepitate, crepitation, crump, decrepitate,
decrepitation, dull thud, farewell, flick, flump, go,
go great guns, go off, go over, go over big, go to town, graduate,
make a hit, meet with success, pad, pan out, pass, pat, patter,
pitapat, pitter-patter, plump, plunk, pop, prevail, prosper,
prove out, qualify, rap, sizzling, snap, snapping, spit, spitting,
succeed, take, tap, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tunk, work well,
work wonders
- [8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
click
to press and release a button on a mouse or
other pointing device. this generates an event, also
specifying the screen position, which is processed by the
window manager or application program. on a mouse with
more than one button, the unqualified term usually implies
pressing the left-most button with the right index finger,
other buttons would be qualified, e.g. "right-click".
keyboard modifiers may also be used, e.g. "shift-click",
meaning to hold down the shift key on the keyboard while
clicking the mouse button.
if the mouse moves while the button is pressed then this is a
drag.
1995-03-14
see also:
button mouse pointing device event window manager application program
right-click keyboard drag
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