'Fillip' definitions:
Definition of 'fillip'
From: WordNet
noun
Anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip]
Definition of 'Fillip'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To snap; to project quickly. [1913 Webster]
- The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. --Tylor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fillip'
From: GCIDE
- Fillip \Fil"lip\, n.
- 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Something serving to rouse or excite. [1913 Webster]
- I take a glass of grog for a filip. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fillip'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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