to make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.-to move with the sound of a click.-to cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something.-a slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.-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.-to snatch.-a detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. see illust. of ratched wheel.-the latch of a door.