verb · irregular · transitive · rare

fillip

fil·lip

fillip · fillips · filliped · filliping

щёлкнуть, щёлкать

To strike, project, or propel with a fillipTo strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.

/ˈfɪlɪp/

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
щёлкнутьščólknutʹ, щёлкатьščólkatʹ
(broadly, transitive)To project quickly; to snap.
(broadly, transitive)To strike or tap smartly.
(figuratively, transitive)To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
(ambitransitive)To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).

Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to strike or project with a fillip — see also flick:

Origin

From Middle English filippen, philippe (“to flick or snap a finger from against the thumb”

From Middle English filippen, philippe (“to flick or snap a finger from against the thumb”); further origin uncertain, but probably imitative. See flip. It is not clear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or vice versa.

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