noun
- A short light metallic sound.
- A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu.
- synonyms: suction stop
- A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
- Depression of a button on a computer mouse.
- usage: "a click on the right button for example"
- synonyms: mouse click
verb
- Move or strike with a noise.
- usage: "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
- synonyms: snap
- Make a clicking or ticking sound.
- usage: "The clock ticked away"
- synonyms: tick
- Click repeatedly or uncontrollably.
- usage: "Chattering teeth"
- synonyms: chatter
- Cause to make a snapping sound.
- usage: "snap your fingers"
- Produce a click.
- usage: "Xhosa speakers click"
- Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens.
- Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.
- usage: "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
- synonyms: get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place
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