"flirt" Definition

Definitions for the word "flirt" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. a.
Pert; wanton.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v.
1 (usu. Foll. By with) try to attract sexually but without serious intent. 2 (usu. Foll. By with) superficially engage in; trifle. n. Person who flirts. flirtation n. Flirtatious adj. Flirtatiously adv. Flirtatiousness n. [imitative]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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