click

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound.

   Click the link to open the website.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of pressing a mouse button, or a short sharp sound.

   As I turned the key, the lock gave a click.

3. 3
   verb

   To suddenly become clear or be understood.

   After thinking for hours, the solution clicked.

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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