<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.</li><li>the sound made by such a blow or tap.</li><li>a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist.</li><li>something thrown off with or as if with a jerk: a flick of mud.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to strike lightly with a whip, the finger, etc.</li><li>to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb.</li><li>to move (something) with a sudden stroke or jerk.</li><li>(used without object) to move with a jerk or jerks.</li><li>to flutter; flicker.</li></ul>