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left-click

left-click verb: to press the left button on a computer mouse.

Verb

left-click (third-person singular simple present left-clicks, present participle left-clicking, simple past and past participle left-clicked)

  1. (intransitive) To press the left button on a computer mouse.
    Synonyms:
    click
  2. (transitive) To activate an item on the screen by left-clicking while the pointer is over it.

Synonyms of left-click

Forms of left-click

third-person singular presentleft-clicks
present participleleft-clicking
past participleleft-clicked
pastleft-clicked
alternative formleftclick

Questions about left-click

What does left-click mean?
Left-click means to press the left button on a computer mouse.
What part of speech is left-click?
Left-click is a verb.
What is the past tense of left-click?
The past tense of left-click is left-clicked.

Words near left-click in the dictionary

  1. left-backs
  2. left-behind
  3. left-behinds
  4. left-brainer
  5. left-brainers
  6. left-click
  7. left-clicked
  8. left-clicking
  9. left-clicks
  10. left-drag
  11. left-edge deletion

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