click

Definition

  • noun: a short, sharp sound
  • noun: a slight sharp noise
  • verb: to cause (something) to make a short, sharp sound
  • verb: to strike, move, or produce with a click
  • often + 'on'

Examples

  • The names in the list are all 'clickable'. [=you can click on the names with your mouse to cause something to happen]

  • I worked on the problem for days, until finally one day something 'clicked' and I knew what I had to do.

  • You can order movie tickets on the Internet with just a few 'clicks' of your mouse.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hello, old friend. "To download your new cell-phone ringtone... ...press the button that says 'download."' I take the mouse and I click, but do not drag... ...the button that says "download." Gentlemen, and lady, good morning. Meet Dr. Li How Pang. (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther