click

«click» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a short, sharp sound, like a door shutting or fingers… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a click, clicks); verb (click, clicks, clicked, clicking)

meaning for a pupil

1) A click is a short, sharp sound, like a door shutting or fingers snapping. tree →

2) To click on something on a computer is to press the mouse button or tap to choose it. tree →

3) To click is to make a short sharp sound. tree →

4) If something clicks, you suddenly understand it. tree →

5) If two people click, they like each other quickly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing and online safety, think before you click: don't click on strange links, pop-ups or adverts, and ask an adult. In everyday life, a seatbelt clicks when it is fastened safely. In stories, a click can be a quiet warning sound. Phrases: click on, double-click, click your fingers, click into place, it clicked.

examples

• Click on the picture to make it bigger. tree →
• I heard a click as the door locked. tree →
• Make sure your seatbelt clicks. tree →
• Don't click on links from strangers. tree →
• Suddenly the maths clicked and I understood. tree →
• The two girls clicked straight away. tree →
• Double-click the icon to open the game. tree →
• But the bullocks only clicked their horns together and went on chewing. tree →

note

Do not confuse click with "clique" (a small closed group of friends); they sound alike. "Click on" and "click" are both used for computers. In maths, "a click" is not a unit; but in problems about clocks, each click of a dial can stand for one step.

In the corpora

• Stop before you click or share.
• Some websites use AI to make fake news quickly to get clicks, sometimes with made-up quotes.
• Since 1958 LEGO bricks have used the same stud-and-tube fit, so very old bricks still click onto new ones.
• Sperm whales hunt squid more than a kilometre down in total darkness with clicks that are among the loudest sounds any animal makes.
• They have one blowhole, and most find their food by sending out clicks and listening for the echoes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «click» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.