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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fil·lip /ˈfɪləp/
 彈指,刺激(vt.)用指彈,刺激

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fil·lip v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filliped p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.]
 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.”
 2. To snap; to project quickly.
    The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.   --Tylor.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 fillip
      n : anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
          fillip" [syn: bonus]