flick over

verb

To change channels on a television.

“The numbers on the odometer flicked over from 999 to 1000.”

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Meanings

verbflick over (third-person singular simple present flicks over, present participle flicking over, simple past and past participle flicked over)

present singular third person flicks over · participle present flicking over · participle past flicked over · past flicked over

  1. intransitiveTo change channels on a television.
  2. intransitiveTo change from one state to another by flicking.

    The numbers on the odometer flicked over from 999 to 1000.

Translations

French changer de chaîne de télévision rapidement, feuilleter
  • changer de chaîne de télévision rapidementchange channel
  • feuilleterchange channel
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APA

flick over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20over

MLA

“flick over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flick over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20over.

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