| flick | | |
| n. (event) | 1. flick | a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible).; "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" |
| ~ impinging, striking, contact | the physical coming together of two or more things.; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
| n. (communication) | 2. flick | a short stroke. |
| ~ stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" |
| n. (communication) | 3. film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| ~ sequence, episode | film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie. |
| ~ credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work.; "the credits were given at the end of the film" |
| ~ subtitle, caption | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. |
| ~ credits | a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film). |
| ~ telefilm | a movie that is made to be shown on television. |
| ~ scene, shot | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film. |
| ~ feature film, feature | the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater.; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" |
| ~ final cut | the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer. |
| ~ home movie | a film made at home by an amateur photographer. |
| ~ collage film | a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage. |
| ~ coming attraction | a movie that is advertised to draw customers. |
| ~ shoot-'em-up | a movie featuring shooting and violence. |
| ~ short subject | a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature. |
| ~ docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment | a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event. |
| ~ cinema verite | a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director. |
| ~ film noir | a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters.; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" |
| ~ skin flick | a pornographic movie. |
| ~ rough cut | the first print of a movie after preliminary editing. |
| ~ silent movie, silent picture, silents | a movie without a soundtrack. |
| ~ slow motion | a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate. |
| ~ talkie, talking picture | a movie with synchronized speech and singing. |
| ~ 3-d, 3d, three-d | a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance. |
| ~ show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment.; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" |
| ~ musical, musical comedy, musical theater | a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing. |
| ~ dub | provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language. |
| ~ synchronise, synchronize | make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action.; "synchronize this film" |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ videotape, tape | record on videotape. |
| ~ reshoot | shoot again.; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
| v. (perception) | 4. flick, flicker | flash intermittently.; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| ~ flash, twinkle, wink, winkle, blink | gleam or glow intermittently.; "The lights were flashing" |
| v. (perception) | 5. flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb | look through a book or other written material.; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| v. (motion) | 6. flick, flip | cause to move with a flick.; "he flicked his Bic" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (contact) | 7. flick, jerk | throw or toss with a quick motion.; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (weather) | 8. flick, flicker | shine unsteadily.; "The candle flickered" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (contact) | 9. flick, riffle, ruffle | twitch or flutter.; "the paper flicked" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 10. 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. (contact) | 11. flick | touch or hit with a light, quick blow.; "flicked him with his hand" |
| ~ brush | touch lightly and briefly.; "He brushed the wall lightly" |
| v. (change) | 12. flick | remove with a flick (of the hand). |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| snap | | |
| n. (act) | 1. catch, grab, snap, snatch | the act of catching an object with the hands.; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled. |
| ~ interception | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team. |
| ~ reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football.; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" |
| ~ rebound | the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. |
| ~ shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground. |
| ~ interlock, interlocking, meshing, mesh | the act of interlocking or meshing.; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" |
| n. (time) | 2. snap | a spell of cold weather.; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
| ~ while, spell, patch, piece | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" |
| n. (food) | 3. snap, snap bean | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections. |
| ~ green bean | immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable. |
| n. (food) | 4. ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap, snap | a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger. |
| ~ cookie, biscuit, cooky | any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term). |
| ~ brandysnap | a gingersnap flavored with brandy. |
| n. (event) | 5. snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (event) | 6. crack, cracking, snap | a sudden sharp noise.; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (event) | 7. snap | a sudden breaking. |
| ~ break | the occurrence of breaking.; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" |
| n. (attribute) | 8. elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.; "the waistband had lost its snap" |
| ~ physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. |
| ~ resilience, resiliency | the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit. |
| ~ bounce, bounciness | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound. |
| ~ give, springiness, spring | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. |
| ~ stretchability, stretchiness, stretch | the capacity for being stretched. |
| ~ toughness, temper | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. |
| ~ elasticity of shear | the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. shot, snap, snapshot | an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera.; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" |
| ~ photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. press stud, snap, snap fastener | a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound.; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (act) | 11. breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover | any undertaking that is easy to do.; "marketing this product will be no picnic" |
| ~ doddle | an easy task. |
| ~ project, task, undertaking, labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.; "he prepared for great undertakings" |
| n. (act) | 12. snap | the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.; "he gave his fingers a snap" |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| n. (act) | 13. centering, snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back.; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" |
| ~ toss, flip, pass | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.; "the pass was fumbled" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| v. (communication) | 14. snap, snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| v. (contact) | 15. bust, rupture, snap, tear | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ lacerate | cut or tear irregularly. |
| ~ rend, rip, rive, pull | tear or be torn violently.; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" |
| ~ rip up, shred, tear up | tear into shreds. |
| v. (change) | 16. crack, snap | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.; "The pipe snapped" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| v. (motion) | 17. 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. (change) | 18. snap | close with a snapping motion.; "The lock snapped shut" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| v. (perception) | 19. crack, snap | make a sharp sound.; "his fingers snapped" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (motion) | 20. snap | move with a snapping sound.; "bullets snapped past us" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 21. snap, snatch, snatch up | to grasp hastily or eagerly.; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| ~ swoop up, swoop | seize or catch with a swooping motion. |
| v. (contact) | 22. snap | put in play with a snap.; "snap a football" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (emotion) | 23. break down, lose it, snap | lose control of one's emotions.; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| ~ dissolve | lose control emotionally.; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" |
| ~ die | be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame.; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show" |
| ~ fall apart, go to pieces | lose one's emotional or mental composure.; "She fell apart when her only child died" |
| v. (contact) | 24. snap | bring the jaws together.; "he snapped indignantly" |
| ~ bite, seize with teeth | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws.; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" |
| v. (communication) | 25. photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ retake | photograph again.; "Please retake that scene" |
| ~ x-ray | take an x-ray of something or somebody.; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" |
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