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- click1 S3 [klık] v1.) [I and T]to make a short hard sound, or make something produce this sound▪ The door clicked shut behind me.▪ Mother clicked her tongue (=made a short sound to show disapproval) and sighed.▪ Edmund clicked his fingers (=made a short sound to get someone's attention) for John to follow him.▪ Sergeant Vogel clicked his heels (=hit the heels of his shoes together) and bowed.▪ Twist the lever and the gears click into place .↑mousemat, ↑mouse2.) [I and T]to press a button on a computer ↑mouse to choose something from the screen that you want the computer to do, or to press a button on a ↑remote control▪ Choose the image you want by clicking twice.▪ Programs must grab a viewer's attention in the time it takes to click a TV remote.click on▪ Children can click on a sentence to hear it read aloud.3.) [i]informalto suddenly understand or realize something▪ It's hard work, but one day it will just click .▪ I thought, 'What is he doing?' and then suddenly it all clicked into place (=I understood how all the events related to each other) .4.) [i]informalif two people click, they like, understand, and agree with each other▪ Petra and I clicked straight away.5.) [i]informalto happen in a good or successful way, especially because people are working together well▪ If everything clicks, we should have a good season.click 2click2 n[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound]1.) a short hard sound▪ The door closed with a click.2.) the click of a mouseused to show how quickly something can be done on a computer▪ Your photos can be viewed with the click of a mouse.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.