Definition

1. Noun:
   • A photograph; a still image captured by a camera. It refers to a single picture, often a print or a digital image.
   • A motion picture; a movie. It is an informal term for a film or cinematic production.

Examples

• Noun (Photograph):
  • She showed me a pic of her new puppy on her phone.
  • I took a great pic of the sunset last night.
• Noun (Movie):
  • Have you seen the new sci-fi pic? It's amazing.
  • They're filming a historical pic in the old part of the city.

Advanced Usage

• "To snap a pic": to take a photograph quickly or casually.
  • Let me just snap a pic of us before we leave.
• "Stills from the pic": individual photographs taken from a movie, often used for promotion.
  • The magazine published exclusive stills from the upcoming pic.

Variants and Related Words

• Picture (n): A more formal synonym for both a photograph and a movie.
• Photo (n): A common short form for "photograph," very similar in meaning to the first sense of "pic."
• Film (n): A synonym for a motion picture.

Synonyms

• Photograph: An image created by photography.
• Movie: A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images.
• Snapshot: An informal photograph taken quickly.

Related Phrases

• Pic of the day: A featured photograph, often on a website or social media.
  • Her landscape photo was chosen as the pic of the day.
• Behind-the-scenes pics: Photographs taken during the production of a movie or event, not part of the final product.
  • The director shared some fascinating behind-the-scenes pics from the set.

Noun

1. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
2. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
   • they went to a movie every Saturday night
   • the film was shot on location