click
click /kl'ɪk/ (clicks clicking clicked)
1 [VERB] V, V n with off/on, V n
If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.
The applause rose to a crescendo and cameras clicked...
He clicked off the radio...
Blake clicked his fingers at a passing waiter, who hurried across to them.
[N-COUNT]
Click is also a noun.
The telephone rang three times before I heard a click and then her recorded voice.
2 [VERB] no passive, V on n, also V, V n
If you click on an area of a computer screen, you point the cursor at that area and press one of the buttons on the mouse in order to make something happen. (COMPUTING)
I clicked on a link and recent reviews of the production came up.
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Click is also a noun.
You can check your email with a click of your mouse.
3 [VERB] V, it V that
When you suddenly understand something, you can say that it clicks. (INFORMAL)
When I saw the television report, it all clicked...
It suddenly clicked that this was fantastic fun.
4
to click into place: see place
1 [VERB] V, V n with off/on, V n
If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.
The applause rose to a crescendo and cameras clicked...
He clicked off the radio...
Blake clicked his fingers at a passing waiter, who hurried across to them.
[N-COUNT]
Click is also a noun.
The telephone rang three times before I heard a click and then her recorded voice.
2 [VERB] no passive, V on n, also V, V n
If you click on an area of a computer screen, you point the cursor at that area and press one of the buttons on the mouse in order to make something happen. (COMPUTING)
I clicked on a link and recent reviews of the production came up.
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Click is also a noun.
You can check your email with a click of your mouse.
3 [VERB] V, it V that
When you suddenly understand something, you can say that it clicks. (INFORMAL)
When I saw the television report, it all clicked...
It suddenly clicked that this was fantastic fun.
4
to click into place: see place