1. A short light metallic sound
   "The door lock made a satisfying click";
   - chink, clink
    
2. Depression of a button on a computer mouse
   "a click on the right button for example"; "A single mouse click opened the application";
   - mouse click
    
3. A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
   "The bicycle's freewheel click engaged smoothly";
   - pawl, detent, dog
    
4. A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
   "Linguists studied the click in various Bantu languages";
   - suction stop

1. Move or strike with a noise
   "he clicked on the light";
   - snap
    
2. Make a clicking or ticking sound
   "The clock clicked away";
   - tick
    
3. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   "The meaning of the poem finally clicked";
   - get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place
    
4. Make a clicking sound repeatedly or uncontrollably
   "clicking teeth";
   - chatter
    
5. Cause to make a snapping sound
   "click your fingers";
   - snap, flick
    
6. Produce a click
   "Xhosa speakers click"
    
7. Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
   "The mother hen clicked to call her chicks";
   - cluck, clack
    
8. [informal] Immediately develop a good friendly relationship (with someone)
   "We clicked right away at the party";
   - hit it off [informal]
    
9. Depress a button on a computer mouse, usually to move the cursor or invoke some action
   "Click the third of three icons located in the top right hand part of the screen"

Sounds like: klick

Derived forms: clicked, clicks, clicking

Type of: articulate, catch, depression, emit, enounce [archaic], enunciate, go, let loose, let out, move, occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, pronounce, realise [Brit], realize, say, see, sound, sound out, stop, stop consonant, understand, utter

Part of: rachet [rare], ratch, ratchet

Encyclopedia: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash