The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked
   (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] [Cf. Flicker.]
   1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to
      flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to
      flick a whiplash.

            Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
                                                  --Kipling.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]