Picture vs. Flick: What's the Difference?
Picture and Flick Definitions
Picture
A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface.
Flick
A light quick blow, jerk, or touch
A flick of the wrist.
Gave my horse a flick with the reins.
Picture
A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen
The picture reflected in the lake.
Focused the picture on the movie screen.
Flick
The sound accompanying this motion.
Picture
A vivid or realistic verbal description
A Shakespearean picture of guilt.
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Flick
A light splash, dash, or daub.
Picture
A vivid mental image.
Flick
A movie.
Picture
A person or object bearing a marked resemblance to another
She's the picture of her mother.
Flick
To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip
Flicked him with his hand.
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Picture
A person, object, or scene that typifies or embodies an emotion, state of mind, or mood
Your face was the very picture of horror.
Flick
To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk
The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.
Picture
The chief circumstances of an event or time; the situation
How does the new boyfriend figure in the picture?.
Flick
To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow
Flicked the lint off the coat.
Picture
A movie.
Flick
To move in sudden or jerky manner
A horse's mane flicking in the wind.
Picture
A tableau vivant.
Flick
To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers
Flick through a book.
Flick through a crate of old records.
Picture
To make a visible representation of
In this photo, the mayor is pictured with several aides.
Flick
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
Picture
To form a mental image of; visualize
I pictured my grandfather as a young man coming to America.
Flick
(informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?
Picture
To describe vividly in words; make a verbal picture of
Pictured their heroism in glowing language.
Flick
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
Picture
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
Flick
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
Picture
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
Flick
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
Picture
A painting.
There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
Flick
A flitch.
A flick of bacon
Picture
A photograph.
I took a picture of the church.
Flick
A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
Picture
A motion picture.
Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.
Flick
A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.
Picture
Cinema as a form of entertainment.
Let's go to the pictures.
Flick
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
Flick one's hair
To flick the dirt from boots
Picture
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
She's the very picture of health.
Flick
To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
Picture
An attractive sight.
The garden is a real picture at this time of year.
Flick
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
Picture
The art of painting; representation by painting.
Flick
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
Picture
A figure; a model.
Flick
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Picture
Situation.
The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.
You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture.
Flick
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.
Picture
(MLE) A sample of an illegal drug.
If you want me to buy your weed I’ll need a picture.
Flick
A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.
Picture
(programming) A format string in the COBOL programming language.
Flick
A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
He gave it a flick with his finger
He felt the flick of a whip
Picture
(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.
Flick
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
They went to a movie every Saturday night
The film was shot on location
Picture
(transitive) To imagine or envision.
Flick
Flash intermittently;
The lights flicked on and off
Picture
(transitive) To depict or describe vividly.
Flick
Look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume
Picture
The art of painting; representation by painting.
Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or sculpture.
Flick
Cause to move with a flick;
He flicked his Bic
Picture
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model.
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.
The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.
Flick
Throw or toss with a quick motion;
Flick a piece of paper across the table
Jerk his head
Picture
An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.
My eyes make pictures when they are shut.
Flick
Shine unsteadily;
The candle flickered
Picture
To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind.
I have not seen him so pictured.
Flick
Twitch or flutter;
The paper flicked
Picture
A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface;
They showed us the pictures of their wedding
A movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
Flick
Cause to make a snapping sound;
Snap your fingers
Picture
Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface;
A small painting by Picasso
He bought the painting as an investment
His pictures hang in the Louvre
Flick
Touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
Flicked him with his hand
Picture
A clear and telling mental image;
He described his mental picture of his assailant
He had no clear picture of himself or his world
The events left a permanent impression in his mind
Flick
Remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
Picture
A situation treated as an observable object;
The political picture is favorable
The religious scene in England has changed in the last century
Picture
Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;
The dictionary had many pictures
Picture
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
They went to a movie every Saturday night
The film was shot on location
Picture
The visible part of a television transmission;
They could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
Picture
A graphic or vivid verbal description;
Too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
The author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
The pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Picture
A typical example of some state or quality;
The very picture of a modern general
She was the picture of despair
Picture
Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy
Picture
Show in, or as in, a picture;
This scene depicts country life
The face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
