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click

 
 
/klɪk/ verb

Definition

SOUND [I, T] to make a short, sharp sound, or to use something to make this sound: The door clicked shut behind him.
COMPUTER [I, T] to press on part of a computer mouse (= small computer control) to make the computer do something: To start the program, click on its icon.
PEOPLE [I] informal If two people click, they like each other immediately.
IDEA [I] informal to suddenly understand something: Suddenly everything clicked and I realized where I'd met him. → See also double-click → See also snap your fingers
(Definition of click verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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