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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To snap; to project quickly. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Something serving to rouse or excite. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. anything that tends to arouse Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n anything that tends to arouse Source: ecdict

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