flip has definitions from the fields of sport,games,food
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[ verb ] lightly throw to see which side comes up, as of coins

Synonyms

toss

Examples

"I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

There was no time to pick_out a penny ; I got a coin between my thumb and forefinger , leaned my elbows in a very natural and casual manner on top of the truck cab and flipped my little missile .

Related terms

turn

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[ noun ] (sport) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

It is made_up of tumbling , which might be said to start with a somersault , run_through such stunts as headstands , handstands , cartwheels , backbends , and culminate in nearly impossible combinations of aerial flips and twists and apparatus work .

Related terms

tumble flip-flop somersault

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[ verb ] cause to go on or t be engaged; set in operation

Synonyms

throw switch

Examples

"switch on the light" "throw the lever"

Used in print

(Jim Harmon, "The Planet with No Nightmare," If,...)

On impulse , he flipped up the heat control on his coverall and slid back the hatch of the bubble .

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[ verb ] throw or toss with a quick motion

Synonyms

jerk flick

Examples

"flick a piece of paper across the table" "jerk his head"

Related terms

push propel flick

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[ noun ] (food) hot or cold alcoholic drink containing beaten egg

Related terms

mixed_drink

6
[ noun ] (games) the act of flipping a coin

Synonyms

toss

Related terms

throw

7
[ adjective ] marked by casual disrespect

Examples

"a flip answer to serious question" "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

Related terms

disrespectful

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[ verb ] go mad, go crazy

Synonyms

flip_out

Examples

"He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"

Related terms

change

9
[ verb ] throw or toss with a light motion

Synonyms

toss pitch sky

Examples

"flip me the beachball" "toss me newspaper"

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[ verb ] throw or toss with a quick motion

Synonyms

flick jerk

Examples

"flick a piece of paper across the table" "jerk his head"

Related terms

push propel flipper

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[ verb ] cause to move with a flick

Synonyms

flick

Examples

"he flicked his Bic"

Related terms

throw pass

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[ verb ] reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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[ verb ] toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Synonyms

twitch

Related terms

move pass

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[ verb ] look through a book or other written material

Examples

"He thumbed through the report" "She leafed through the volume"

Related terms

peruse leaf

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[ verb ] turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

Synonyms

turn_over flip_over

Examples

"flip a coin" "turn over the pancakes"

Related terms

turn turnover

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[ noun ] (sport) a toe jump that takes off from the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other

Related terms

toe_jump

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[ noun ] (sport) a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

Related terms

dive

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[ noun ] (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

Synonyms

toss pass

Examples

"the pass was fumbled"

Related terms

throw centering sport chuck

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