click
click
/klɪk/
1 transitive, intransitive to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse or touchpad Click here to add your opinion to the survey.
click something Click the OK button to start.
Just click the link below.
click on something I clicked on the link to the next page of the website.
click for something Click for more images.
(+ adv./prep.) The cameras clicked away.
The bolt clicked into place.
+ adj. The door clicked shut.
click something He clicked his fingers at the waiter.
Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance.
The corporal clicked his heels.
The police officer clicked a pair of handcuffs around his wrists.
3 intransitive (informal) to suddenly become clear or understood Suddenly it clicked—we'd been talking about different people.
It all clicked into place.
Pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked together.
4 intransitive (informal) to become friends with somebody at once; to become popular with somebody We met at a party and clicked immediately.
click with somebody He's never really clicked with his students.
The team don't seem to have clicked yet.
We have clicked well together recently.
Phrasal Verbs
click
/klɪk/
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.
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
verb + click
preposition
with a click
click of
2 a short sharp sound
The door closed with a click.
She heard the click of shoes on the marble floor.
The answering machine gave a sharp click.
4 (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
Word Origin
late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.