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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fillip
    n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
         fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fillip \Fil"lip\ (f[i^]l"l[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.] [For filp, flip.
   Cf. Flippant.]
   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 fillip me o' the head." --Shak.
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   2. To snap; to project quickly.
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            The use of the elastic switch to fillip small
            missiles with.                        --Tylor.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fillip \Fil"lip\, n.
   1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a
      smart blow.
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   2. Something serving to rouse or excite.
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            I take a glass of grog for a filip.   --Dickens.
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Thesaurus Results for Fillip:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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