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Complete Definition of "click"

English
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Etymology
Imitative of the "click" sound; first recorded in the 1500s.

Noun
en-noun

A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.

#:I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened.
#:a click of oneâ��s fingers

context|phonetics An ingressive sound made by coarticulate|coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
Sound made by a dolphin.
The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse.
slang A kilometre.

#:The term is used in countries that have adopted the metric system. In USA, it is commonly used in war and science fiction films; for example, the target is 5 clicks north.

The term used to show approval, acceptance, or general agreement.

Translations
trans-top|sharp sound
Finnish: napsahdus, naksahdus
French: dÃ©clic m, clic m
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ð½Ñ�Ðµ (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkanâ��je) n, Ñ�ÐµÐ»Ñ�Ð¾Ðº (Å¡Ä�elÄ�Ã³k) m
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trans-top|in phonetics
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trans-top|sound made by a dolphin
French: clic m
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trans-top|act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks
Finnish: napsautus
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ð½Ñ�Ðµ (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkanâ��je) n
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trans-top|act of pressing a button on a computer mouse
Dutch: klikken
Finnish: napsautus
French: clic m
German: Klick m, Mausklick m
Greek, Modern: ÎºÎ»Î¹Îº (klik)
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Russian: Ñ�ÐµÐ»Ñ�Ð¾Ðº (Å¡Ä�elÄ�Ã³k) m, ÐºÐ»Ð¸Ðº (klik) m computer slang
Scots: sneck
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Verb
en-verb

transitive To operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
transitive To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

## transitive To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.

transitive To cause to make a click.
intransitive To emit a click.

#:He bent his fingers back until the joints clicked.

intransitive To click the left button of a computer mouse while pointing.

#:Click here to go to the next page.

intransitive To make sense suddenly.

#:Then it clicked - I had been going the wrong way all that time.

intransitive To get on well at a first meeting.

#:When we met at the party, we just clicked and weâ��ve been best friends ever since.

Translations
trans-top|transitive: operate so as to make click
Finnish: naksauttaa
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkat'/Å¡Ä�Ã³lknut')
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trans-top|transitive: press and release (button on a mouse)
Finnish: napsauttaa, nÃ¤pÃ¤yttÃ¤Ã¤
French: cliquer
Hebrew: ×�×�×§×�×�×§ (le'haqliq)
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkat'/Å¡Ä�Ã³lknut'), ÐºÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/ÐºÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (klÃkat'/klÃknut')
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trans-top|transitive: cause to make a click
Finnish: naksauttaa
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkat'/Å¡Ä�Ã³lknut')
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trans-top|intransitive: emit a click
Finnish: napsahtaa, naksahtaa
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkat'/Å¡Ä�Ã³lknut')
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trans-top|intransitive: click the left button of a mouse
Finnish: napsauttaa, nÃ¤pÃ¤yttÃ¤Ã¤
French: cliquer (on: sur)
German: klicken, (click on: anklicken)
Italian: cliccare (on: su)
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/Ñ�Ñ�Ð»ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (Å¡Ä�Ã³lkat'/Å¡Ä�Ã³lknut'), ÐºÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ�/ÐºÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (klÃkat'/klÃknut')
Scots: sneck
Spanish: cliquear, hacer clic
Vietnamese: nháº¥n chuá»�t, áº¥n chuá»�t, kÃch
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trans-top|intransitive: make sense suddenly
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trans-top|intransitive: get on well at a first meeting
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Interjection
en-intj

The sound of a click.

#:Click! The door opened.

Translations
trans-top|sound of a click
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�Ð»Ðº (Å¡Ä�olk)
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Derived terms
click one's fingers
double-click
point-and-click
right-click


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