click

Meanings

• a short light metallic sound
• a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
• depression of a button on a computer mouse
  • "a click on the right button for example"
• move or strike with a noise
  • "he clicked on the light"
• make a clicking or ticking sound
• click repeatedly or uncontrollably
• cause to make a snapping sound
• produce a click
  • "Xhosa speakers click"
• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

Synonyms

chatter, chink, clack, clink, cluck, come home, dawn, detent, dog, fall into place, flick, get across, get through, mouse click, pawl, penetrate, sink in, snap, suction stop, tick