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CLICK, v.i. Literally, to strike; hence,

To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking.

The solemn death-watch clicked.

CLICK, n. In seamens language, a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel attached to the winches in cutters, &c.

CLICK, n. The latch of a door.



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CLICK, v.i. Literally, to strike; hence,

To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking.

The solemn death-watch clicked.

CLICK, n. In seamens language, a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel attached to the winches in cutters, &c.

CLICK, n. The latch of a door.


CLICK, n.1

In seamen's language, a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel attached to the winches in cutters, &c. – Mar. Dict.


CLICK, n.2

The latch of a door. [Local.]


CLICK, n.3

One who cuts out shoes and boots. [Local.]


CLICK, v.i. [D. klikken; Fr. cliqueter, to crack; cliquet, a mill-clapper. See Clack, to the root of which this word belongs.]

Literally, to strike; hence, To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking. The solemn death-watch clicked. – Gay.


Click
  1. To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking] to tick.

    The varnished clock that clicked behind the door.
    Goldsmith.

  2. To move with the sound of a click.

    She clicked back the bolt which held the window sash.
    Thackeray.

  3. A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.
  4. To snatch.

    [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  5. A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel.
  6. To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something.

    [Jove] clicked all his marble thumbs.
    Ben Jonson.

    When merry milkmaids click the latch.
    Tennyson.

  7. A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward.
  8. The latch of a door.

    [Prov. Eng.]
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Click

CLICK, verb intransitive Literally, to strike; hence,

To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking.

The solemn death-watch clicked.

CLICK, noun In seamens language, a small piece of iron falling into a notched wheel attached to the winches in cutters, etc.

CLICK, noun The latch of a door.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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