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