fillip
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic)The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- 2.
A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
- 3.
(broadly)(by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
- 4.
(broadly)(by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
This measure gave a fillip to the housing market.
The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
Đồng nghĩa: flick, ping
- 2.
(broadly, transitive)(transitive, by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
- 3.
(broadly, transitive)(transitive, by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
- 4.
(figuratively, transitive)To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
Đồng nghĩa: inflame, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake, warm the blood, whet, wind up, work up, yerk
- 5.
(ambitransitive)To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).
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From Middle English filippen, philippe (to flick or snap a finger from against the thumb); further origin, but probably. See flip. It is not clear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or vice versa.