Flirt — Defs

01 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.

imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flirting

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.

02 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; t…

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.]

03 n. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.

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.
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.

04 a. Pert; wanton.