Definition of 'click'

Noun

1. a short light metallic sound
      Synonyms: chink clink
2. depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"
      Synonyms: mouse click
3. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
      Synonyms: suction stop
4. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
      Synonyms: pawl detent dog

Verb

1. move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
      Synonyms: snap
2. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
      Synonyms: tick
3. click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
      Synonyms: chatter
4. cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
      Synonyms: snap flick
5. produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
6. make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
      Synonyms: cluck clack
7. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
      Synonyms: get through dawn come home get across sink in penetrate fall into place

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