English-Thai Dictionary

fillip

N การ เคาะ นิ้ว  การดีดนิ้ว  tap stroke kan-kor-nil

 

fillip

N สิ่งกระตุ้น  ตัวกระตุ้น  goad incentive spur sing-kra-tun

 

fillip

VT เคาะ นิ้ว  ดีดนิ้ว  เคาะ ค่อยๆ  กระตุ้น  tap kor-nil

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FILLIP

v.t.[probably from the root of L. pello, like pelt. See Filly. ] To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with some violence.

 

FILLIP

n.a jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FILLIP

Fil "lip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.]Etym: [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 filip me o' the head. " Shak.

 

2. To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor.

 

FILLIP

FILLIP Fil "lip, n.

 

1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.

 

2. Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens.

 

FILLIPEEN

FILLIPEEN Fil "li *peen `, n.

 

Defn: See Philopena.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fillip

fil lip |ˈfiləp ˈfɪlɪp | ▶noun 1 something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity: the halving of the automobile tax would provide a fillip to sales. 2 archaic a movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger: the Prince, by a fillip, made some of the wine fly in Oglethorpe's face. • a slight smart stroke or tap given in such a way: she began to give him dainty fillips on the nose with a soft forepaw. ▶verb ( fillips, filliping, filliped ) [ with obj. ] archaic propel (a small object ) with a flick of the finger: our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant. • strike (someone or something ) slightly and smartly: he filliped him over the nose. • stimulate or urge (someone or something ): pour, that the draught may fillip my remembrance. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers ’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

fillip

fillip |ˈfɪlɪp | ▶noun 1 something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity: the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales. 2 archaic a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger. • a slight smart stroke or tap inflicted with a flick of the finger. ▶verb ( fillips, filliping, filliped ) [ with obj. ] archaic propel (a small object ) with a flick of the fingers. • strike slightly and smartly. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers ’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fillip

fillip noun their support provided a fillip to her campaign: stimulus, stimulation, boost, incentive, impetus; tonic, spur, push, aid, help; informal shot in the arm.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fillip

fillip noun they are reducing their lending rates to give a fillip to the housing market: stimulus, stimulation, stimulant, boost, encouragement, incitement, incentive, impetus, inducement, motivation; tonic, uplift, lift, reviver, spur, goad, prod, push, prompt, aid, help; informal shot in the arm, pick-me-up. ANTONYMS curb.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fillip

fil lip /fɪ́lɪp /名詞 C 1 «…に » 刺激 (となるもの ), 促進するもの «to » .2 指ではじくこと .動詞 他動詞 1 …を刺激 [促進 ]する .2 …を指ではじく .