click
n 1: a short light metallic sound [syn: {chink}, {clink}]
2: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth
(as in Bantu) [syn: {suction stop}]
3: a hinged device that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move
a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl},
{detent}, {dog}]
4: depression of a button on a computer mouse: "a click on the
right button for example" [syn: {mouse click}]
v 1: move or strike with a click; "then the brightness as he
clicked on the light." [syn: {snap}]
2: make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
[syn: {tick}]
3: click repeatedly or uncontrollably, as of teeth [syn: {chatter}]
4: cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers [syn: {snap}, {flick}]
5: produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
6: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {cluck},
{clack}]
7: become clear suddenly; "It dawned on him that she had
betrayed him" [syn: {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get
across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]