¹click

verb \ˈklik\

: to cause (something) to make a short, sharp sound

: to make a short, sharp sound : to make a click

computers : to press a button on a mouse or some other device in order to make something happen on a computer

Full Definition of CLICK

transitive verb

: to strike, move, or produce with a click <clicked his heels together>

: to select especially in a computer interface by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse)

intransitive verb

: to make a click

a : to fit or agree exactly

b : to fit together : hit it off <they did not click as friends>

c : to function smoothly

d : succeed <a movie that clicks>

: to select something by clicking —often used with on <click on the icon>

— click·able \ˈkli-kə-bəl\ adjective

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Origin of CLICK

probably imitative

First Known Use: 1581

Related to CLICK

Synonyms: bond, commune, relate

Antonyms: bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

Rhymes with CLICK

brick, chick, crick, creek, Dick, flick, Frick, hick, kick, KWIC, lick, mick, nick, pic, pick, prick, quick, rick, Schick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, wick

²click

noun

: a short, sharp sound

: the act of selecting something on a computer screen by pressing a button on a mouse or some other device

Full Definition of CLICK

a : a slight sharp noise

b : a speech sound in some languages made by enclosing air between two stop articulations of the tongue, enlarging the enclosure to rarefy the air, and suddenly opening the enclosure

: detent

: an instance of clicking <a mouse click>

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First Known Use of CLICK

1611

CLICK Defined for Kids

¹click

verb \ˈklik\

clickedclick·ing

Definition of CLICK for Kids

: to make or cause to make a slight sharp noise <He has a habit of clicking his tongue.>

: to fit in or work together smoothly <By the middle of the season the team clicked.>

: to select or make a selection especially on a computer by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse) <Click on the icon to open the program.>