n.
a short, sharp sound as of two hard objects coming smartly into contact.
▸a speech sound produced by sudden withdrawal of the tongue from the soft palate, front teeth, or back teeth and hard palate, occurring in some southern African and other languages.
▸Computing an act of pressing one of the buttons on a mouse.
v.
- make or cause to make a click.
▸Computing press (one of the buttons on a mouse).
- informal become suddenly clear and understandable.
▸become friends or be compatible from the outset.
Derivative
- clickable adj.
- clicker n.
- clicky adj.
Etymology
C16 (as v.): imitative.