## Meanings
1. To hit or touch something with a quick, light movement.
2. A short, quick movement, such as a brush or flip.
3. To move something quickly with a small sharp motion, often a switch.
4. To shine or flash on and off in an unsteady way.

## Examples
- They flicked the ant off their arm.
- He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
- She flicked the light switch on as she entered the room.
- The candle flickered as a draft passed through the room.

## Derived Forms
- flick-on
- flick-screen
- flickable
- flicky
- netflix
- unflicked

## Related Forms
- flicker

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flykke

## Etymology
From Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker. The use of flick to mean a film or movie derives from the fact that early films had a low frame rate, thus causing the film to "flick" rapidly when projected onto a screen.

## AI Etymology
Flick is from Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker. The use of flick to mean a film or movie derives from the fact that early films had a low frame rate, thus causing the film to "flick" rapidly when projected onto a screen. In present-day use, it can mean to hit or touch something with a quick, light movement, or a short, quick movement, such as a brush or flip. Related forms include flicker. Derived formations include flick-on, flick-screen, flickable, flicky, netflix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Verbs of Movement

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