| click | | |
| n. (event) | 1. chink, click, clink | a short light metallic sound. |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (communication) | 2. click, suction stop | a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu). |
| ~ occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. click, detent, dog, pawl | a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward. |
| ~ catch, stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something.; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" |
| ~ rachet, ratch, ratchet | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction. |
| n. (act) | 4. click, mouse click | depression of a button on a computer mouse.; "a click on the right button for example" |
| ~ depression | pushing down.; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter" |
| v. (motion) | 5. click, snap | move or strike with a noise.; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (perception) | 6. click, tick | make a clicking or ticking sound.; "The clock ticked away" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 7. chatter, click | click repeatedly or uncontrollably.; "Chattering teeth" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 8. click, flick, snap | cause to make a snapping sound.; "snap your fingers" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (communication) | 9. click | produce a click.; "Xhosa speakers click" |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| v. (communication) | 10. clack, click, cluck | make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens. |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate, sink in | become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
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