flirt
1. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
• Syn:
flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
• Derivationally related forms:
toy (for: toying), dally (for: dalliance), coquet (for: coquetry), flirt (for: flirtation), flirt (for: flirting), flirtatious
• Hypernyms:
play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
• Syn:
coquette, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
• Derivationally related forms:
tease (for: tease), vamp (for: vamper), vamp (for: vamp), flirtatious, coquette (for: coquette)
• Hypernyms:
woman, adult female
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
masher (for: mash), romance (for: romance), coquette (for: coquette), coquetry (for: coquet), dalliance (for: dally), flirtation, flirting
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak
• Hyponyms:
wanton, vamp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: chat up)
- Sam wants to flirt with Sue
2. behave carelessly or indifferently
- Play about with a young girl's affection
• Syn:
dally, toy, play
• Derivationally related forms:
flirting, toying (for: toy), dalliance (for: dally)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Group:
dally, trifle, play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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