flick

noun

• 1a sudden sharp movement:the flick of a switch a flick of the wrist
• the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb, especially to propel a small object:he sent his cigarette spinning away with a flick of his fingers
• a light, sharp, quickly retracted blow, especially with a whip.

• 2 informal a motion picture:a Hollywood action flick
• (the flicks) chiefly British the movies:fancy a night at the flicks?

verb

• propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers:Emily flicked some ash off her sleeve
• (flick something on/off) turn something electrical on or off by means of a switch:he flicked on the air conditioning
• [no object] make a sudden sharp movement:the finch’s tail flicks up and down
• [with object] move (a whip) so as to strike.