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Clicks
/klɪks/
A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of 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.
📖 Definitions of "Clicks"
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A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of 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 one’s fingers"
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An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
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Sound made by a dolphin.
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The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
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To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
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To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
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To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
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To visit a web site.
"Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com."
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A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
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The latch of a door.
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To snatch.
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