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verb
- 1. turn over with a sudden quick movement: "the plane flipped over and then exploded" Similar
- 2. move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden sharp movement: "she flipped off her dark glasses" Similar
noun
- 1. a sudden sharp movement: "she dismissed his qualms with a flip of her hand"
- 2. a quick tour or pleasure trip: informal, dated British "I did a flip round the post-show party"
adjective
- 1. glib or flippant: "he couldn't get away with flip, funny conversation"
exclamation
- 1. used to express mild annoyance. informal
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The meaning of FLIP is to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air; also : toss. How to use flip in a sentence.
FLIP definition: 1. If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it…. Learn more.
FLIPPED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of flip 2. past simple and past participle of flip . Learn more.
1. a. To turn over from one side to another or end over end: The canoe flipped over. b. To turn a somersault, especially in the air. 2. a. To move up and down in twists and turns: fish flipping about in the net. b. To move quickly and lightly; snap: The lid flipped open. 3. To leaf; browse: flipped through the catalogue.
From Ars Technica. The entire industry has been flipped on its head. From Fast Company. I think my body is happier staying level with the ground and not being flipped around while uncomfortably strapped into a steel train. From VentureBeat. They couldn't settle the dispute and flipped a coin. From New York Daily News.
to throw (something light or small) carelessly or briskly; toss. she flipped me an envelope. 2. to throw or flick (an object such as a coin) so that it turns or spins in the air. 3. to propel by a sudden movement of the finger; flick. to flip a crumb across the room. 4. (foll by through)
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.
1. verb. If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly. He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away. [V n with on/off] Then he walked out, flipping the lights off. [V n with on/off] He flipped the timer switch. [VERB noun]
[intransitive, transitive] to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make something do this. The plane flipped and crashed. (figurative) She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.). flip something (+ adj.) He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case. see also flip over. Join us.
flip meaning, definition, what is flip: to move something with a quick sudden mo...: Learn more.
