flip

[ flip ]

/ flɪp /

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verb (used with object), flipped, flip·ping.

to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.

to move (something) suddenly or jerkily.

to turn over, especially with a short rapid gesture: to flip pancakes with a spatula.

Slang. to make (someone) insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (usually followed by out).

Finance. to resell, especially quickly, or to refinance, as a mortgage loan.

verb (used without object), flipped, flip·ping.

to make a flicking movement; strike at something smartly or sharply; snap.

to move oneself with or as if with flippers: The seals flipped along the beach.

to move with a jerk or jerks.

to turn over or perform a somersault in the air.

Slang.

to react to something in an excited, astonished, or delighted manner: He really flipped over his new girlfriend.
to become insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (often followed by out).

noun

an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.

a sudden jerk.

a somersault, especially one performed in the air: a back flip off the diving board.

Cards. a variety of seven-card stud in which each player receives the first four cards facedown and selects two of them to expose before receiving the next card.

Slang. flip side.

Nearby words

flinthead, flintlock, flintoff, flintshire, flinty, flip, flip chart, flip one's lid, flip side, flip through, flip-flop

Idioms

flip one's lid/wig, Slang. lid(def 8).

Origin of flip

1585–95; 1955–60 for def 10; see fillip

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Examples from the Web for flipped

He flipped the two women onto their stomachs, flex-cuffing their wrists.
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First, the amazing and oft-commented upon speed at which public opinion has flipped.
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I flipped through Google Images and found about 50 shots of Affleck giving that kind of smile in public situations.
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She reached around my hip and flipped up the depressed red button on my individual alarm.
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That number has now flipped, with 58 percent no longer believing money is the equivalent of speech.
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The man never moved a muscle, and quietly raising his right hand, flipped it away with his fingers and thumb.
Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880|Various
A telephone book was flipped over until the letter Q was reached.
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Hastily Cindy slid a fork under the burning bacon and flipped it over.
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He flipped his hand to set up another vortex of light, and he saw the first rip that formed in the membrane.
The Finding of Haldgren|Charles Willard Diffin
He flipped a switch that cut his helmet transmitter into the remote standard vehicular radio circuit aboard the patrol car.
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British Dictionary definitions for flipped

flip

/ (flɪp) /

verb flips, flipping or flipped

to throw (something light or small) carelessly or briskly; tosshe flipped me an envelope

to throw or flick (an object such as a coin) so that it turns or spins in the air

to propel by a sudden movement of the finger; flickto flip a crumb across the room

(foll by through) to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly, idly, or incompletely

(intr) (of small objects) to move or bounce jerkily

(intr) to make a snapping movement or noise with the finger and thumb

(intr) slang to fly into a rage or an emotional outburst (also in the phrases flip one's lid, flip one's top, flip out)

(intr) slang to become ecstatic or very excitedhe flipped over the jazz group

noun

a snap or tap, usually with the fingers

a rapid jerk

a somersault, esp one performed in the air, as in a dive, rather than from a standing position

same as nog 1 (def. 1)

adjective

informal impertinent, flippant, or pert

Word Origin for flip

C16: probably of imitative origin; see fillip

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