n.

A small exclusive group of friends or associates.

intr.v. Informal., cliqued, cliqu·ing, cliques.

To form, associate in, or act as a clique.

[French, from Old French, latch or from obsolete French cliquer, to click, clink, of imitative origin.]

cliquey cliqu'ey or cliqu'y or cliqu'ish adj.
cliquishly cliqu'ish·ly adv.
cliquishness cliqu'ish·ness n.

noun

A particular social group: circle, coterie, crowd, set. Informal bunch, gang. See group.

A small social unit within a group.

IN BRIEF: A small group of people who are friendly only with one another.

A clique can become unfriendly if new people are not allowed in.

Tutor's tip: A "cleek" is a big hook, a "click" is a light sharp sound, while a "clique" is a close, usually snobbish group of people who exclude outsiders.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klike
v. intr. - slutte sig sammen i klike

Nederlands (Dutch)
kliek

Français (French)
n. - clique, bande (péj)
v. intr. - former/faire partie d'une clique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Clique, Klüngel
v. - eine Clique bilden, in einer Clique verkehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλίκα, σπείρα, καμαρίλα

Italiano (Italian)
cricca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - facção (f), parceria (f), cabala (f)

Русский (Russian)
клика

Español (Spanish)
n. - camarilla, pandilla
v. intr. - apandillarse, formar pandilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klick

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
私党, 阀, 派系, 结党

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 私黨, 閥, 派系
v. intr. - 結黨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파벌
v. intr. - 파벌을 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 派閥, 徒党

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زمرة, حزب, شله, عصبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קליקה, חוג, קבוצה, כת‬
v. intr. - ‮יצר חוג או הצטרף אליו‬

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