click
A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the…A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
» Tom heard a gun click behind him.
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14 sensesA brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
As I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened.
щёлканьеščólkanʹje, щелчо́кščelčók
кла́цанняklácannja, клацklac
(UK)The act of snapping one's fingers.
An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
tsk is a click in English.
Schnalzlaut, Klick
щёлкающий звукščólkajuščij zvuk
The sound made by a dolphin.
щёлканьеščólkanʹje, щелчо́кščelčók
кла́цанняklácannja, клацklac
a short light metallic sound
The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
щёлканьеščólkanʹje
кла́цанняklácannja
The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
Klick, Mausklick, Klicken
щелчо́кščelčók, кликklik
кла́цанняklácannja, клікklik
depression of a button on a computer mouse
(broadly)A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
A pawl or similar catch.
A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
(informal)A click track.
A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
(UK, dialectal)The latch of a door.
Examples
296 sentencesTom heard a gun click behind him.
If the screen doesn't change automatically, please click here.
Click here to find out more.
Click here to see the pictures.
Click OK to confirm your order.
ruНажмите «ОК», чтобы подтвердить заказ. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
Imitative of the "click" sound; first recorded in the 1500s. Compare Saterland Frisian kliImitative of the "click" sound; first recorded in the 1500s. Compare Saterland Frisian klikke (“to click”), Middle Dutch clicken (Modern Dutch: klikken (“to click”)), Old High German klecchen (Modern German: klecken, klicken (“to click”)), Danish klikke (“to click”), Swedish klicka (“to click”), Norwegian klikke (“to click”), Norwegian klekke (“to hatch”).
From Middle English clike, from Old French clique (“latch”).
From Middle English cleken, a variant of clechen (“to grab”), perhaps from Old English *clēċan, *clǣċan, a byform of clyċċan (“to clutch”). More at clutch.
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Forms
plural: clicksSynonyms
7 synonyms- depression of a button on a computer mouse:mouse click
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu):suction stop
- a short light metallic sound:clink
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward:pawldetentdog
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.