Click
/klɪk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Click
noun
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.
"I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers"
- An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- Sound made by a dolphin.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
verb
- To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- To visit a web site.
"Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com."
- To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
"From the home page, click through to the Products section."