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flip

English

🔊 marked by casual disrespect
“a flip answer to serious question”
🔊 a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
🔊 the act of flipping a coin
🔊 a sudden, quick movement
“with a flip of the wrist”
🔊 hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
🔊 (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
“the pass was fumbled”
🔊 an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
🔊 go mad, go crazy
“He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off”
🔊 react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
“he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University”
🔊 turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
“flip over the pork chop”
🔊 move with a flick or light motion
🔊 throw or toss with a light motion
“flip me the beachball”
🔊 lightly throw to see which side comes up
“I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!”
🔊 cause to move with a flick
“he flicked his Bic”
🔊 toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
🔊 cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
“switch on the light”
🔊 look through a book or other written material
“He thumbed through the report”
🔊 reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)