|
|
1. (v.t.) fillip
to strike with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of the thumb.
2. fillip
to tap or strike smartly.
3. fillip
to drive by or as if by a fillip.
4. (v.i.) fillip
to make a fillip with the fingers.
5. (n.) fillip
an act or instance of filliping; a smart tap or stroke.
6. fillip
anything that tends to rouse, excite, or revive; a stimulus.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME philippe to make a sound with thumb and right forefinger)
|
| Definition of 'Fillip' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) bonus, fillip
anything that tends to arouse
"his approval was an added fillip"
|
| Definition of 'Fillip' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) Fillip
a jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow
2. (noun) Fillip
something serving to rouse or excite
3. (verb) Fillip
to strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger
4. (verb) Fillip
to snap; to project quickly
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'Fillip' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of Fillip 
