1. (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

2. (v. t.) To move with the sound of a click.

3. (v. t.) To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something.

4. (n.) A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.

5. (n.) A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward.

6. (v. t.) To snatch.

7. (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.

8. (n.) The latch of a door.

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