Flick and Kill

Flick

Flick verb - To make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements.

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Kill and flick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Flick".

Nearby Words: flicker, flickering, flicked, flicking

Kill verb - To cause to stop functioning.

Usage example: kill the engine before it overheats

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Flick and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flick" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

good	good flick	good kill
nice	nice flick	nice kill
certain	certain flick	certain kill
single	single flick	single kill
Other adjectives: actual, real, bad, quick, decent, classic, next, latest, occasional, literal.

A giant that could kill us all with a flick of his wrist is coming at us... well, time to get out the cards.

Source: When All You Have Is a Hammer
In the boffo 80s flick Ruthless People, Danny DeVito's character's wife is kidnapped the day he was planning to kill her.

Source: Springtime for Hitler
Even worse is that if you let him stand around long enough, he'll flick his booger... which can kill you.

Source: Cherry Tapping

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