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Fillip

 : 
Noun, Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive)
 : 
fil=lip

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Fillip has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Fillipv. t. [For filp, flip. Cf. Flippant.].
  •  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.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To snap; to project quickly.  [1913 Webster]
    "The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with."  [1913 Webster]
Fillipn. 
  •  A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Something serving to rouse or excite.  [1913 Webster]
    "I take a glass of grog for a filip."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Fillip, n. & v.
--n.
1 a stimulus or incentive.
2 a a sudden release of a finger or thumb when it has been bent and checked by a thumb or finger. b a slight smart stroke given in this way.
--v. (filliped, filliping)
1 tr. stimulate (fillip one's memory).
2 tr. strike slightly and smartly.
3 tr. propel (a coin, marble, etc.) with a fillip.
4 intr. make a fillip.

Etymology
imit.

THESAURUS

Fillip

animate, bait, beak, bonus, bribe, brush, bunt, carrot, chuck, dab, decoration, encouragement, enliven, exhilarate, extra, extra added attraction, extra dash, filigree, filling, flick, flip, flirt, flourish, frill, galvanize, graze, incentive, incitement, inducement, infuse life into, interest, invigorate, invitation, jazz up, lagniappe, lure, ornament, padding, pat, payment, peck, percentage, persuasive, pick, pick up, pique, premium, profit, provocation, provoke, quicken, rap, renew, resuscitate, revive, reward, sharpen, snap, something extra, stimulate, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus, stuffing, superaddition, sweetener, sweetening, tap, tickle, tip, touch, trimming, twist, whet, whisk, wrinkle

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Fillip

Motive

N motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action, reason, ground, call, principle, by end, by purpose, mainspring, primum mobile, keystone, the why and the wherefore, pro and con, reason why, secret motive, arriere pensee, intention, inducement, consideration, attraction, loadstone, magnet, magnetism, magnetic force, allectation, allective, temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery, bewitchment, bewitchery, charm, spell, fascination, blandishment, cajolery, seduction, seducement, honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple, persuasibility, persuasibleness, attractability, impressibility, susceptibility, softness, persuasiveness, attractiveness, tantalization, influence, prompting, dictate, instance, impulse, impulsion, incitement, incitation, press, instigation, provocation, inspiration, persuasion, suasion, encouragement, advocacy, exhortation, advice, solicitation, lobbyism, pull, incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram, bribe, lure, decoy, decoy duck, bait, trail of a red herring, bribery and corruption, sop, sop for Cerberus, prompter, tempter, seducer, seductor, instigator, firebrand, incendiary, Siren, Circe, agent provocateur, lobbyist, impulsive, motive, suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory, protreptical, inviting, tempting suasive, suasory, seductive, attractive, fascinating, provocative, induced, disposed, persuadable, spellbound, instinct with, smitten with, infatuated, inspired, by, because, therefore, from this motive, from that motive, for this reason, for that reason, for, by reason of, for the sake of, count of, out of, from, as, forasmuch as, for all the world, on principle, fax mentis incendium gloriae, temptation hath a music for all ears, to beguile many and be beguiled by one.

Impulse

N impulse, sudden thought, impromptu, improvisation, inspiration, flash, spurt, improvisatore, creature of impulse, extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate, snap, improvised, improvisate, improvisatory, unpremeditated, unmeditated, improvise, unprompted, unguided, natural, unguarded, spontaneous, instinctive, extempore, extemporaneously, offhand, impromptu, a limproviste, improviso, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum, push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost, throw, explosion, propulsion, percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump, impact, elan, charge, beating, blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab, fillip, slam, bang, hit, whack, thwack, cuff, squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration, ruade, arietation, cut, thrust, lunge, yerk, carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe, hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail, ram, rammer, battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat, cant hook, cudgel, ax, dynamics, seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector, impelling, impulsive, impellent, booming, dynamic, dynamical, impelled, a hit, a very palpable hit.

Propulsion

VB propel, project, throw, fling, cast, pitch, chuck, toss, jerk, heave, shy, hurl, flirt, fillip, dart, lance, tilt, ejaculate, jaculate, fulminate, bolt, drive, sling, pitchfork, send, send off, let off, fire off, discharge, shoot, launch, release, send forth, let fly, put in orbit, send into orbit, launch into orbit dash, put in motion, set in motion, set agoing, start, give a start, give an impulse to, impel, trundle, expel, carry one off one's legs, put to flight.

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