■ verb
1》 make or cause to make a sudden quick movement.
2》 propel with a quick movement of the fingers.
3》 ( ~ through ) look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.).
■ noun
1》 a sudden quick movement or blow.
↘( a ~ through ) a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc.).
2》 the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb.
3》 informal a cinema film.
↘( the ~s ) Brit. the cinema.
Phrases
give someone the ~ informal, chiefly Austral. reject someone in a casual way.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: symbolic, fl- freq. beginning words denoting sudden movement.