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Definition of click noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

click

noun
 
/klɪk/
 
/klɪk/
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  1. 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.
    see also pay-per-clickTopics Computersb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • sharp
    • audible
    verb + click
    • give
    • give out
    • make
    preposition
    • with a click
    • click of
    See full entry
  2. a short sharp sound
    • The door closed with a click.
    Extra Examples
    • She heard the click of shoes on the marble floor.
    • There was only a loud click as the gun jammed.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • sharp
    • audible
    verb + click
    • give
    • give out
    • make
    preposition
    • with a click
    • click of
    See full entry
  3. (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
  4. (North American English, informal)
    (also klick)
    a kilometre
  5. Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.
See click in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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