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Definitions for Flirt

[1] to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
[2] to trifle or toy, as with an idea: She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car.
[3] to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about: butterflies flirting from flower to flower.
[4] to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan.
[5] to throw or propel with a toss or jerk; fling suddenly.
[6] Also flirt·er. a person who is given to flirting.
[7] a quick throw or toss; sudden jerk or darting motion.
[8] (intr) to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally
[9] (intr usually foll by with ) to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle the motorcyclist flirted with death
[10] (intr usually foll by with ) to think casually (about); toy (with) to flirt with the idea of leaving
[11] (intr) to move jerkily; dart; flit
[12] (tr) to subject to a sudden swift motion; flick or toss
[13] a person who acts flirtatiously

Words related to Flirt

tease, vixen, siren, wanton, philanderer, coquette, player, operator, wolf, seducer, vamp, cruiser, trifler, swinger, heartbreaker, fool, coquet, disport, banter, ogle

Words nearby Flirt

flipbook, flippant, flipper, flipping, flippy, flirt, flirtable, flirtation, flirtatious, flit, flit gun

Origin of Flirt

1540–50; expressive word; compare similar initial cluster in flap, flick1, flip1, and final elements of squirt, spurt, etc.

Other words from Flirt

flirt·ing·ly , adverb
flirt·y , adjective, flirt·i·er, flirt·i·est

Word origin for Flirt

C16: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Flirt

coquette, cruiser, heartbreaker, operator, philanderer, player, seducer, siren, swinger, tease, trifler, vamp, vixen, wanton, wolf