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Definition of 'flirt'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) flirt
to court playfully; act amorously, often without serious intentions.

2.  flirt
to trifle or toy, as with an idea.

3.  flirt
to move jerkily; dart about.

4. (v.t.) flirt
to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly.

5.  flirt
to propel with a toss or jerk; flick.

6. (n.) flirt
a person who is given to flirting.

7.  flirt
a sudden jerk or darting motion; a quick toss.

Etymology: (1540–50; expressive word)

Definition of 'flirt'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

2. (verb) flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

3. (verb) chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

4. (verb) dally, toy, play, flirt
behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"

Definition of 'flirt'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) flirt
to behave in a way that shows someone you are attracted to them
He's flirting with her.

2. (noun) flirt
sb who flirts with people a lot
You're such a flirt!

Definition of 'flirt'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) flirt
pert; wanton

2. (noun) flirt
a sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer

3. (verb) flirt
to throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief

4. (verb) flirt
to toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan

5. (verb) flirt
to jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock

6. (verb) flirt
to run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men

7. (verb) flirt
to utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe

8. (verb) flirt
one who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl

Translation of 'flirt'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often withwith) to behave (towards someone) as though one were in love but without serious intentions She flirts with every man she meets.
Afrikaans: flankeer	Arabic: يُغازِل، يُداعِب	Bulgarian: флиртувам
Brazilian: flertar	Czech: flirtovat	German: flirten
Danish: flirte	Greek: φλερτάρω	Spanish: coquetear, flirtear
Estonian: flirtima	Farsi: لاس زدن	Finnish: flirttailla
French: flirter	Hebrew: לְחָזֵר בִּקלִילוּת	Hindi: इश्कबाजी करना, विचार करना
Croatian: koketirati, flertovati	Hungarian: flörtöl	Indonesian: bercanda
Icelandic: daðra	Italian: amoreggiare, flirtare	Japanese: いちゃつく
Korean: 장난삼아 연애하다	Lithuanian: flirtuoti	Latvian: flirtēt; koķetēt
Malay: main cinta	Dutch: flirten	Norwegian: flørte/kokettere/leke med
Polish: flirtować	Persian: لاس زدن	Pashto: لاس وهل
Portuguese: namoriscar	Romanian: a flirta, a cocheta	Russian: флиртовать
Slovak: flirtovať (s)	Slovenian: spogledovati se	Serbian: flertovati
Swedish: flörta	Thai: เกี้ยวพาราสี	Turkish: flört etmek, kur yapmak
Taiwanese: 調情	Ukrainian: фліртувати, кокетувати	Urdu: غیر سنجیدہ لگاؤ ظاہر کرنا
Vietnamese: tán tỉnh; ve vãn	Chinese: 调情
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