click

click
I. verb Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1581 transitive verb 1. to strike, move, or produce with a click <
clicked his heels together
>
2. to select especially in a computer interface by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse) intransitive verb 1. to make a click 2. a. to fit or agree exactly b. to fit together ; hit it off <
they did not click as friends
>
c. to function smoothly d. succeed <
a movie that clicks
>
3. to select something by clicking — often used with on <
click on the icon
>
clickable adjective II. noun Date: 1611 1. a. a slight sharp noise b. a speech sound in some languages made by enclosing air between two stop articulations of the tongue, enlarging the enclosure to rarefy the air, and suddenly opening the enclosure 2. detent 3. an instance of clicking <
a mouse click
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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