Thesaurus: fillip

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To snap; to project quickly.
3. n. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
4. n. Something serving to rouse or excite.
5. n. anything that tends to arouse
6. 1. 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. "You filip me o' the head." Shak. 2. To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. 2. Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens.
7. n:100 n anything that tends to arouse