Keywords: lighter, cigarette lighter, pen, biro, stopwatch
Sign Definition
General Definition
1. The act of pressing down on a flick-switch with your thumb, or any thing or action directly or indirectly associated with this, such as a biro, stopwatch, or cigarette lighter.
As a Noun
1. A small device which produces a flame that you can light a cigarette or pipe with. English = cigarette lighter.
2. A pen with a retractable small metal ball at its tip. English = pen, biro.
3. A watch with buttons which you press at the beginning and end of an event, so that you can measure exactly how long it takes. English = stopwatch.
As a Verb or Adjective
1. To operate a small device which produces a flame that you can light a cigarette or pipe with.
2. To operate a retractable pen or biro.
3. To operate a stopwatch.