flick
     n 1: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he
          gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of
          a whip"
     2: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of
        images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they
        went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot
        on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving
        picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture
        show}, {picture show}, {pic}]
     v 1: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
          {flicker}]
     2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
        through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
         {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
     3: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flip}]
     4: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
        across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {jerk}]
     5: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}]
     6: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {ruffle}, {riffle}]
     7: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {snap},
         {click}]
     8: touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his
        hand"
     9: remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
Source: WordNet® 2.0