(v. i.) To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such
noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.
(v. t.) To move with the sound of a click.
(v. t.) To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking
together, or against something.
(n.) A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a
pistol.
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To snatch.
(n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs
of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched
wheel.
(n.) The latch of a door.
