Fillip vs. Flick — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fillip and Flick
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Fillip
Fillip is a Vancouver-based contemporary art publishing organization formed in 2004. It publishes a magazine as well as books of critical writing.
Flick
A light quick blow, jerk, or touch
A flick of the wrist.
Gave my horse a flick with the reins.
Fillip
A snap or light blow made by pressing a fingertip against the thumb and suddenly releasing it.
Flick
The sound accompanying this motion.
Fillip
Something that excites or stimulates
"Spritely tabasco onions, just a little crunch for the top, were an added fillip" (Alison Arnett).
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Flick
A light splash, dash, or daub.
Fillip
To strike or propel rapidly by a fillip
Filliped my ear.
Filliped the pretzel across the counter.
Flick
A movie.
Fillip
To stimulate or arouse.
Flick
To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip
Flicked him with his hand.
Fillip
(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
Flick
To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk
The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.
Fillip
A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
Flick
To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow
Flicked the lint off the coat.
Fillip
(by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
Flick
To move in sudden or jerky manner
A horse's mane flicking in the wind.
Fillip
(by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
This measure gave a fillip to the housing market.
The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
Flick
To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers
Flick through a book.
Flick through a crate of old records.
Fillip
(transitive) To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
Flick
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
Fillip
To project quickly; to snap.
Flick
(informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?
Fillip
To strike or tap smartly.
Flick
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
Fillip
To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
Flick
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
Fillip
(ambitransitive) To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).
Flick
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
Fillip
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.
Flick
A flitch.
A flick of bacon
Fillip
To snap; to project quickly.
The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.
Flick
A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
Fillip
A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
Flick
A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.
Fillip
Something serving to rouse or excite.
I take a glass of grog for a filip.
Flick
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
Flick one's hair
To flick the dirt from boots
Fillip
Anything that tends to arouse;
His approval was an added fillip
Flick
To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
Flick
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
Flick
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
Flick
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
Flick
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.
Flick
A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.
Flick
A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
He gave it a flick with his finger
He felt the flick of a whip
Flick
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
They went to a movie every Saturday night
The film was shot on location
Flick
Flash intermittently;
The lights flicked on and off
Flick
Look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume
Flick
Cause to move with a flick;
He flicked his Bic
Flick
Throw or toss with a quick motion;
Flick a piece of paper across the table
Jerk his head
Flick
Shine unsteadily;
The candle flickered
Flick
Twitch or flutter;
The paper flicked
Flick
Cause to make a snapping sound;
Snap your fingers
Flick
Touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
Flicked him with his hand
Flick
Remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
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