[ˈfɪlɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity
(e.g: the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales)

- a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip

[ˈfɪlɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- propel (a small object) with a flick of the fingers


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip