Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flicked}
(fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flicking}.] [Cf. Flicker.]
1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to
flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to
flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
--Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]