click

verb

/klɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they click	/klɪk/ /klɪk/
he / she / it clicks	/klɪks/ /klɪks/
past simple clicked	/klɪkt/ /klɪkt/
past participle clicked	/klɪkt/ /klɪkt/
-ing form clicking	/ˈklɪkɪŋ/ /ˈklɪkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive, intransitive] to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse or touchpad
- Click here to add your opinion to the survey.
- click something Click the OK button to start.
- Just click the link below.
- click on something I clicked on the link to the next page of the website.
- click for something Click for more images.
see also double-click, point-and-click, right-click
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- backspace
- click
- control
- cursor
- escape
- keyboard
- return
- shift
- slash
- space bar
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[intransitive, transitive] to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound
- (+ adv./prep.) The cameras clicked away.
- The bolt clicked into place.
- + adj. The door clicked shut.
- click something He clicked his fingers at the waiter.
- Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance.
- The corporal clicked his heels.
- The police officer clicked a pair of handcuffs around his wrists.
More Like This Onomatopoeic words
Onomatopoeic words
- beep
- bleep
- boohoo
- brrr
- buzz
- click
- clip-clop
- ding-dong
- hiss
- mwah
- peep
- ping
- plop
- pop
- rat-tat
- splat
- splosh
- squeak
- squeal
- squelch
- swish
- tee-hee
- thud
- thwack
- tick-tock
- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom
[intransitive] (informal) to suddenly become clear or understood
- Suddenly it clicked—we'd been talking about different people.
- It all clicked into place.
- Pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked together.
[intransitive] (informal) to become friends with somebody at once; to become popular with somebody
- We met at a party and clicked immediately.
- click with somebody He's never really clicked with his students.
[intransitive] (informal) to work well together
- The team don't seem to have clicked yet.
- We have clicked well together recently.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.

click

noun

/klɪk/

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the act of pressing the button on a computer mouse or touchpad
- a mouse click
- It only took me a couple of clicks to find what I was looking for.
- The clunky interface requires too many clicks to accomplish anything.
- click on something a double click on the filename
- at the click of something A vast amount of information now available at the click of a mouse.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- loud
- sharp
- audible
- …
verb + click
- give
- give out
- make
- …
preposition
- with a click
- click of
See full entry
a short sharp sound
- The door closed with a click.
Extra Examples
- She heard the click of shoes on the marble floor.
- The answering machine gave a sharp click.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- loud
- sharp
- audible
- …
verb + click
- give
- give out
- make
- …
preposition
- with a click
- click of
See full entry
(phonetics) a speech sound made by pressing the tongue against the top of the mouth or the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth, then releasing it quickly, causing air to be taken in. Clicks are found especially in southern African languages.
- click languages
(North American English, informal)
(also klick)
a kilometre

Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.