Result from Foreign Dictionaries (6 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Click \Click\, v. t. [OE. kleken, clichen. Cf. {Clutch}.] To snatch. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Click \Click\ (kl[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clicked} (kl[i^]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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: click n 1: a short light metallic sound [syn: {chink}, {click}, {clink}] 2: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) [syn: {suction stop}, {click}] 3: 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}, {click}, {dog}] 4: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example" [syn: {click}, {mouse click}] v 1: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: {snap}, {click}] 2: make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" [syn: {click}, {tick}] 3: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: {chatter}, {click}] 4: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {snap}, {click}, {flick}] 5: produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" 6: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {cluck}, {click}, {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: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]