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clicked Meaning & Definition

ˈklik

What Does Clicked Mean?

Clicked is a verb that means to strike, move, or produce with a click. It can also mean to select especially in a computer interface by pressing a button on a control device (such as a mouse).

Clicked at a Glance

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈklik/
Synonymsbonded, communed and related
Antonymsbombed, collapsed and failed

Clicked Definition (Verb)

  1. to strike, move, or produce with a click

    clicked his heels together

  2. to select especially in a computer interface by pressing a button on a control device (such as a mouse)
  3. to turn (something) on or off by pushing a button or moving a switch

    She clicked off the light, and we were plunged into darkness again. / … I just kept fumbling till I found the remote and pulled it up out of the cracks of the couch and clicked the TV off.

  4. to change or move through (channels) especially by pushing buttons on a remote control
  5. to make a click
  6. to fit or agree exactly
  7. to fit together : hit it off

    they did not click as friends

  8. to function smoothly
  9. succeed

    a movie that clicks

  10. to select something by clicking
  11. to change to a different channel or move through channels especially by pushing buttons on a remote control

    She fiddled with the remote control until the TV turned on. She clicked through the channels.

Synonyms of Clicked

Clicked synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Clicked

Clicked in a Sentence

Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com.

From the home page, click through to the Products section.

He bent his fingers back until the joints clicked.

Then it clicked - I had been going the wrong way all that time.

When we met at the party, we just clicked and we’ve been best friends ever since.

clicked his heels together

She clicked off the light, and we were plunged into darkness again.

… I just kept fumbling till I found the remote and pulled it up out of the cracks of the couch and clicked the TV off.

they did not click as friends

a movie that clicks

She fiddled with the remote control until the TV turned on. She clicked through the channels.

we just clicked from the moment we met

sometimes an idea simply clicks

She clicked off the light, and we were plunged into darkness again. / … I just kept fumbling till I found the remote and pulled it up out of the cracks of the couch and clicked the TV off.

Word Forms & Grammar

clicked

click·ing

clicks

click·able adjective

click

clickable

clicking

Words That Rhyme With Clicked

Origin of Clicked

probably imitative

First Known Use

15th centuryi

Common Questions About Clicked

What part of speech is clicked?

Clicked is a verb.

What is another word for clicked?

You can replace clicked with words such as bonded, communed and related. See the full list of clicked synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of clicked?

The opposite of clicked can be expressed with words like bombed, collapsed, failed and flopped.

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