- ˌflick ˈthrough sth
- phrasal verb
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine or book
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌflick ˈthrough sth
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flick — flick1 [flık] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the sound of a light blow] 1.) [T usually + adverb/preposition] to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger ▪ Papa flicked the ash… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flick — 1 verb 1 (T) to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger : flick sth from/off etc: Papa flicked the ash from his cigar. | flick sth away/off etc: I flicked away the dandruff from … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ deft VERB + FLICK ▪ give (sth) ▪ The fish gave a quick flick of its tail. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
flick — [flɪk] verb I 1) [I/T] to move quickly and suddenly, or to make something move quickly and suddenly She flicked back her long dark hair.[/ex] 2) [T] to move a switch in order to turn something on or off He flicked on the light.[/ex] • flick… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
page through something — ˌpage ˈthrough sth derived (NAmE) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, etc. and look at them without reading them carefully or in detail Syn: ↑flick through something, Syn: ↑leaf through something … Useful english dictionary
page — noun 1 in a book, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ back, front ▪ facing, opposite ▪ There s a photo of him on the opposite page. ▪ inside … Collocations dictionary
pile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, large, massive ▪ little, small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
paper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ plain ▪ lined ▪ graph ▪ A3 … Collocations dictionary
newspaper — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, evening (esp. BrE), morning, Sunday, weekly ▪ today s, yesterday s ▪ left wing … Collocations dictionary
knife — noun 1 tool for cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, dull (esp. AmE) ▪ sharp ▪ serrated ▪ long ▪ small … Collocations dictionary
