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flip-flop
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flip-flop (flpflp)
n.
1. The movement or sound of repeated flapping.
2. A backward somersault or handspring.
3. Informal A reversal, as of a stand or position: a foreign policy flip-flop.
4. A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.
5. Electronics An electronic circuit or mechanical device capable of assuming either of two stable states, especially a computer circuit used to store a single bit of information.

flip-flop v.

flip-flop
Noun
Brit & S African a rubber-soled sandal attached to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the next toe [reduplication of flip]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flip-flopflip-flop - a decision to reverse an earlier decision
deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
afterthought, rethink, second thought, reconsideration - thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
2.flip-flop - a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
sandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
3.flip-flop - an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
4.flip-flop - a backward somersault
flip, somersault, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, somerset - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Verb1.flip-flop - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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But five days later, Gallegly flip-flopped, saying his doctor declared him to be ``100 percent'' and that he was ready to campaign.
Launching a search for that clock, Masashi Yanagisawa of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and his colleagues flip-flopped the feeding schedules of lab mice, which normally eat at night.
For 12 years now, Jon has flip-flopped between supervising the snowboarding and skiing school at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado's Summit County in the winter and leading white water rafting trips at Noah's Ark down the Arkansas River a few counties south during the summer.
 
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