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Noun
S:
(n)
chink
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click
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clink
(a short light metallic sound)
S:
(n)
suction stop
,
click
(a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu))
S:
(n)
pawl
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detent
,
click
,
dog
(a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward)
S:
(n)
click
,
mouse click
(depression of a button on a computer mouse)
"a click on the right button for example"
Verb
S:
(v)
snap
,
click
(move or strike with a noise)
"he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
S:
(v)
click
,
tick
(make a clicking or ticking sound)
"The clock ticked away"
S:
(v)
chatter
,
click
(click repeatedly or uncontrollably)
"Chattering teeth"
S:
(v)
snap
,
click
,
flick
(cause to make a snapping sound)
"snap your fingers"
S:
(v)
click
(produce a click)
"Xhosa speakers click"
S:
(v)
cluck
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click
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clack
(make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens)
S:
(v)
click
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get through
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dawn
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come home
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get across
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sink in
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penetrate
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fall into place
(become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions)
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"