Licks vs Flicks - What's the difference?
licks | flicks |
(flick)
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
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(informal) A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
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The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
A flitch.
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
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As verbs the difference between licks and flicks
is that licks is (lick) while flicks is (flick).As a noun licks
is .flicks
English
Verb
(head)flick
English
Noun
(en noun)- He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
- She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
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- My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
- Want to go to the flicks tonight?
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- a flick of bacon
Synonyms
* (short, quick movement)'' fillip (''of the finger ) * (cinema) the picturesVerb
(en verb)- flick one's hair
- with a flick of the wrist
- to flick the dirt from boots
- Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.
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