Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flirt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flirt \Flirt\, v. i.
1. 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.
2. To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to
jeer or gibe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flirt \Flirt\, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion;
hence, a jeer.
Several little flirts and vibrations. --Addison.
With many a flirt and flutter. --E. A. Poe.
2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See {Flirt}, v. t.] One
who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or
plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
Several young flirts about town had a design to cast
us out of the fashionable world. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flirt \Flirt\, a.
Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flirt \Flirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to
trifle.]
1. 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.
2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as,
to flirt a fan.
3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.]
I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. --Beau. &
Fl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flirt
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: {coquette}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirting},
{flirtation}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}, {toying}]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up},
{dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander},
{mash}]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young
girl's affection" [syn: {dally}, {toy}, {play}]
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