flick (off)

verb

Definition of flick (off)next
as in to cut off

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  1. cut off
  2. draw up
  3. brake
  4. shut off
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Bangladesh's High Court ordered a high-level probe into the conglomerate’s power supply deal to the country—as the Adani group threatened to cut off power supply to the country over $850 million in unpaid dues.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Her body was eventually tossed off a cliff but the teens returned later and mutilated her corpse, cutting the body at least 180 times, removing a portion of a lung and cutting off her fingers, court records show.
    Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut off
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  • His allies around Washington have drawn up a detailed agenda, one that Harris and her allies have successfully weaponized to the point that some Project 2025’s authors have already been blackballed from any access to Trump.
    Philip Elliott / Houston, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The suits worn by its SpaceX Dragon astronauts were originally drawn up with the help of Jose Fernandezm, who is a Hollywood costume designer and thought the suits were meant for a film wardrobe.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of draw up
Verb
  • Over time, the set-up might progress to more active interventions such as automatically braking a vehicle.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In one corner, the quirky gal: Zooey Deschanel’s Jess, who decorated cupcakes and braked for birds.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of brake
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  • The village is part of the Town of Warwick, which said in a statement that voluntary evacuations were in effect for residents along one road, power was shut off as a precaution during a prescribed burn, and another key road was restricted to a single lane for residents.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In an effort to mitigate risks, on Tuesday night Southern California Edison began shutting off power to customers in areas where its equipment was considered at high risk of sparking a wildfire.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of shut off
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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