fil|lip

fil|lip
fil|lip «FIHL uhp», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a thing that rouses, revives, or stimulates: »

The relishes serve as a fillip to my appetite.

2. a quick, light blow given by striking with the fingernail as it is snapped quickly from the end of the thumb.
–v.t.
1. to rouse, revive, or stimulate.
2. to strike with the fingernail as it is snapped quickly from the end of the thumb.
3. to toss or cause to move by striking in this way: »

He filliped a speck of lint from the sleeve of his coat.

–v.i.
to make a fillip.
[probably imitative. Compare etym. under flip1. (Cf.flip)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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