26984 words

click

15 definitions • 26 examples
1
to carry out a computer operation by pressing a button on the mouse or keyboard:

Examples:

click on If you want to open a file, click twice on the icon for it.
When you have selected the file you want, click the "Open" box.
2
to make a short, sharp sound, or to make something do this:

Examples:

The door clicked shut behind her.
Can you hear that strange clicking noise?
click your fingers UK Paul clicked his fingers (= moved his thumb against his middle finger to make a short sharp sound) to attract the waiter's attention.
click your heels Soldiers click their heels (= bring them sharply together) when they stand to attention.
3
to like and understand someone, especially the first time you meet:

Examples:

click with He didn't really click with his new boss.
Liz and I really clicked the first time we met.
I met her at school and we just clicked.
4
to be liked by someone:

Examples:

click with The new daytime soap opera has yet to show signs that it's clicking with the television audience.
5

Examples:

Suddenly everything clicked and I realized where I'd met him.
[ + question word ] As he talked about his schooldays, it suddenly clicked where I had met him before.
[ + that ] So it's finally clicked that you're going to have to get yourself a job, has it?
click into place In the last act of the play, everything clicks into place.
6

Examples:

click of The soldier gave a click of his heels as he saluted.
7
a speech sound made by sucking air quickly into the mouth, but not into the lungs, using the tongue or lips :

Examples:

8
the act of pressing a button on the mouse (= small control device) of a computer to operate it
9
If something is (just) a click away, it is very easy to get on your computer, especially from the Internet:

Examples:

All the library's reference materials are now just a click away.
10
a short sound made when when one object hits or is fastened to another:

Examples:

You’ll know your seat belt is fastened properly when you hear a click.
11

Examples:

Liz and I really clicked, from the first time we met.
The show never really clicked.
12

Examples:

Something clicked, and I remembered where I’d seen her before.
13
to make a short sound when one object hits or is fastened to another:

Examples:

[ I ] As the door clicked shut behind her, she realized she’d forgotten her key.
14
to choose something on a computer screen, or make the computer do something, by pressing a button on the mouse (= small object for controlling a computer):

Examples:

click on sth If you want to open a file, click on the filename.
When you have selected the image you want, click 'View'.
15

Examples:

On the web, cheaper prices are only one click away.
In this technological age, trading can take place more cheaply and faster at the click of a mouse.

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