flick (off)

verb

Definition of flick (off)next
as in to cut off

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  1. cut off
  2. draw up
  3. brake
  4. shut off
Verb
  • TikTok and content creators on the app argued the ban violates their First Amendment rights by cutting off all speech on the platform, while the federal government argued the ban is necessary for national security, given ByteDance’s Chinese ownership.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical community connections.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • One of Commander Denno’s early tasks was to draw up the ship’s crest — a heraldic design that would be part of the submarine’s identity.
    John Ismay, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Who is involved in drawing up and taking Liverpool’s corners?
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of draw up
Verb
  • This gives you more time to react and brake, reducing your crash risk.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
  • And there's an 80-lux LED headlight plus braking tail-light.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of brake
Verb
  • The next year, a major fire ripped through Malibu, destroying hundreds of homes and later, when the El Nino storms arrived, resulted in mudslides that shut off major coastal routes for months.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In preparation, power was preemptively shut off to thousands of residents in the county’s mountainous backcountry, and schools in several such districts were closed Thursday for the second day in a row.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of shut off
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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