Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Flick

Flick (flik) , transitive verb

[Compare Flicker.]

1.
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. — Thackeray
2.
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos. — Kipling

Flick , noun

A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

Flick , noun

[See Flick, transitive verb]

1.
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony. — Mrs. Humphry Ward
2.
A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday. [Colloquial]