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Flip

noun

1.

An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return. Synonyms: somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset.

2.

Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg.

3.

A sudden, quick movement. "The fish flipped over"

4.

The act of flipping a coin. Synonym: toss.

5.

A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water.

6.

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. Synonyms: pass, toss.

verb

(past & past part. flipped; pres. part. flipping)

1.

Lightly throw to see which side comes up. Synonym: toss.

2.

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation. Synonyms: switch, throw. "Throw the lever"

3.

Look through a book or other written material. Synonyms: flick, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb. "She leafed through the volume"

4.

Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air. Synonym: twitch.

5.

Cause to move with a flick. Synonym: flick.

6.

Throw or toss with a light motion. Synonyms: pitch, sky, toss. "Toss me newspaper"

7.

Move with a flick or light motion.

8.

Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse. Synonyms: flip over, turn over. "Turn over the pancakes"

9.

React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way. Synonym: flip out.

10.

Go mad, go crazy. Synonym: flip out.

11.

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). Synonyms: alternate, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack.

adjective

1.

Marked by casual disrespect. Synonyms: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed. "The student was kept in for impudent behavior"

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"Flip" Quotes from Famous Books

... mate she cries "Flip, O Will!—trip, O Will!—skip, O Will!" And her merry mate from afar replies: "Flip I will,—skip I will,—trip I will;" And away on the wings of the wind he flies. And bright from her lodge in the skies afar Peeps the glowing face of the Virgin Star. The fox pups [60] creep from the ...

— Legends of the Northwest • Hanford Lennox Gordon

... halted the series of rapid passes he had been making, flexing his fingers with a grimace. The spinning egg began to drop at once, but he let out a long, keening cry, adding a slight flip of his other arm. Outside, something like a mist drew near and swirled around them. It looked huge to Dave, but must have been a small thing in fact. Now they began speeding along smoothly again. The thing was ...

— The Sky Is Falling • Lester del Rey

... moment his heart was perhaps more warmed towards Dick Fairthorn than to any man living. If he had not determined to be as amiable and mild towards his guests as his nature would permit, probably George might have had the flip of a sarcasm which would have tingled for a month. But as it was, Darrell contented himself with ...

— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause. Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded ...

— Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater - The Most Dangerous Performance on Record • Vance Barnum

... "You're pretty flip with your hands, Merriwell, and that's right. I hope you won't lay up anything against me because I lost my glove. I was so excited that I didn't know it ...

— Frank Merriwell's Chums • Burt L. Standish

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