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fil•lip
noun /'filəp/
1. Something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity
- increasing our Internet visibility would provide a fillip to sales
2. A movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger.
verb /'filəp/
filliped, past participle; filliped, past tense; filliping, present participle; fillips, 3rd person singular present
1. Propel (a small object) with a flick of the finger
- our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant
2. Strike (someone or something) slightly and smartly
- he filliped him over the nose
3. Stimulate or urge (someone or something)
- pour, that the draught may fillip my remembrance