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flip

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flip  (flp)
v. flipped, flip·ping, flips
v.tr.
1. To throw or toss with a light brisk motion: flipped me the ball; flipped his hair out of his eyes.
2. To toss in the air, imparting a spin: flip a coin.
3.
a. To turn over or around, especially with a light quick motion: flip over a card; flipped the tape to play the other side.
b. To turn through; leaf: flipped the pages of the report.
4. To strike quickly or lightly; flick.
5. To move or act on with a quick motion: flip a switch; flipped open her briefcase.
v.intr.
1. To turn over: The canoe flipped over in the rapids.
2. To turn a somersault, especially in the air.
3. To move in twists and turns: fish flipping about in the net.
4. To move quickly and lightly; snap: The lid flipped open.
5. To leaf; browse: flipped through the catalogue.
6. Slang
a. To go crazy. Often used with out.
b. To react strongly and especially enthusiastically: She flipped over the new car.
n.
1. The act of flipping, especially:
a. A flick or tap.
b. A short, quick movement: a flip of the wrist.
c. A somersault.
2. Informal A reversal; a flipflop.
3. A mixed drink made with any of various alcoholic beverages and often including beaten eggs.
adj. flip·per, flip·pest Informal
Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent: a flip answer to a serious question.
Idiom:
flip (one's) lid Slang
1. To react strongly, as with anger or enthusiasm.
2. To go crazy.

[Perhaps imitative.]

flip
Verb
[flipping, flipped]
1. to throw (something light or small) carelessly
2. to turn (something) over: flip the fish on its back
3. to turn (a device or machine) on or off by quickly pressing a switch
4. to throw (an object such as a coin) so that it turns in the air
5. flip through to look at (a book or magazine) idly
6. Also: (flip one's lid) Slang to fly into an emotional outburst
Noun
a snap or tap, usually with the fingers
Adjective
Informal flippant or pert [probably imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flipflip - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
flip-flop - a backward somersault
2.flip - hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
mixed drink - made of two or more ingredients
3.flip - a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
4.flipflip - the act of flipping a coin          
throw - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
5.flip - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water
6.flipflip - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
centering, snap - (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Verb1.flipflip - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
2.flip - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
switch on, turn on - cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"
switch off, turn off, turn out, cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
mesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
3.flip - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
4.flipflip - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
5.flip - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
6.flipflip - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
submarine - throw with an underhand motion
lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
throw back, toss back - throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head"
7.flip - move with a flick or light motion
propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
8.flipflip - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
9.flip - react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
10.flip - go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
11.flip - 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"
Adj.1.flip - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"

flip
verb 1. flick, switch, snap, slick, jerk
Translations
flip [flɪp] vt to flip a coin → echar a cara o cruz
flip over vtdar la vuelta a
flip through vt fus [+ book] → hojear [+ records]; ver de pasada

flip [flɪp] nchiquenaude f
vt (= throw) → donner une chiquenaude à [+ switch]; appuyer sur;
(US) [+ pancake]; faire sauter;
to flip sth over → retourner qch vi to flip for sth (US) → jouer qch à pile ou face
flip through vt fusfeuilleter

flip [flɪp] vt (switch) → knipsen;
(coin) → werfen;
(US) (pancake) → umdrehen
vi to flip for sth (US) → um etw mit einer Münze knobeln
flip through flip vt fusdurchblättern;
(records etc) → durchgehen

flip [flɪp] ncolpetto
vtdare un colpetto a;
(US) [+ pancake]; far saltare (in aria)
vi to flip for sth (US) → fare a testa e croce per qc
flip through vt fus [+ book, records] → dare una scorsa a

flip
v flip [flip]
1 to throw (something) in the air (so that it turns) They flipped a coin to see which side it landed on. opskiet يَنْقُر بِظُفْرِهِ подхвърлям hodit si (čím) kaste (in die Luft) schnippen ρίχνω, τινάζω, στρίβω νόμισμα tirar al aire õhku heitma به هوا پراندن heittää lancer (en l'air) לְהָטִיל झटके से पलटना kvrcanjem baciti feldob (pénzdarabot) melambungkan kasta upp lanciare はじき投げる (동전을 공중으로) 튀겨 던지다 mesti, mestelėti pamest (gaisā); viegli uzsist melambung wegknippen kaste, knipse, slå (pod)rzucić, cisnąć deitar ao ar a învârti (în aer) подбросить щелчком hodiť si (čím) vreči (kovanec) baciti uvis knäppa i väg, singla [] การโยน (เหรียญ) havaya fırlatmak підкидати کسی چیز کو ہوا میں اچھال پینکنا búng
2 (sometimes withover) to turn over quickly She flipped over the pages of the book. deurblaai يَقْلِب прелиствам listovat; převracet bladre schnell umblättern ξεφυλλίζω, γυρίζω κτ. στα γρήγορα hojear (läbi) lappama ورق زدن käännellä feuilleter לַהֲפוֹך उछालना, उत्तेजित होना listati (knjigu) átpörget membalik-balik fletta, snúa við sfogliare ぱっとめくる (책·팬케이크를) 뒤적거리다 versti, vartyti (ātri) pāršķirt; apmest (olu uz pannas) membalik-balik snel omslaan bla gjennom przerzucać, przewracać virar a (se) întoarce rapid быстро перелистывать listovať obračati okretati brzo bläddra, vända พลิกกลับอย่างรวดเร็ว çabuk çabuk çevirmek 翻動 перегортати تیزی سے پلٹنا lật nhanh
n
an act of flipping. opskiet; deurblaai نَقْف، شَقْلَبَه подхвърляне plesknutí, škubnutí bladren der Klaps τίναγμα capirotazo heide پرتاب heitto chiquenaude הִפּוּך पलटाव kvrcaj, prevrtaj feldobás pembalikan fletting buffetto はじくこと 손가락으로 튀기기, 튀겨 던짐, 뒤적거림 mestelėjimas, pervertimas viegls uzsitiens pembalikan knip knips, kollbøtte prztyk, (pod)rzut toque bobârnac перевёртывание plesknutie krcljaj okretanje knäpp, smäll, snärt การพลิกกลับมาอย่างรวดเร็ว fırlatma, atma 拋,翻動 сальто پلٹنے کا عمل cú đánh nhẹ; cú bật nhẹ


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I boarded her once at midnight somewhere off the Patagonian coast, and drank good flip down in the forecastle.
Micawber, 'in a little more flip,' for we had been having some already, 'the memory of my papa and mama.
From the topmost peak of reason James teaches to cease reasoning and to have faith that all is well and will be well--the old, oh, ancient old, acrobatic flip of the metaphysicians whereby they reasoned reason quite away in order to escape the pessimism consequent upon the grim and honest exercise of reason.
 
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