📖 WordNook

click

noun
  1. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
    dogpawldetent
  2. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
    suction stop
  3. a short light metallic sound
    clinkchink
  4. depression of a button on a computer mouse
    “a click on the right button for example”
    mouse click
verb
  1. to become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
    “After thinking for hours, the solution clicked.”
    dawnget throughcome homeget acrosssink inpenetratefall into place
  2. to make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
    clackcluck
  3. to produce a click
    “Xhosa speakers click”
  4. to cause to make a snapping sound
    snapflick
  5. to move or strike with a noise
    “They clicked on the light.”
    snap
  6. to make a clicking or ticking sound
    tick
  7. to click repeatedly or uncontrollably
    chatter