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flip-flop (flpflp)

n.

1. The movement or sound of repeated flapping.

2. Informal A reversal, as of a stand or position: a foreign policy flip-flop.

3. A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.

4. A backward somersault or handspring.

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.

v. flip-flopped, flip-flop·ping, flip-flops

v.intr.

1. To move back and forth between two conditions or circumstances, sometimes repeatedly: "The weather has flip-flopped between sweltering heat and violent storms" (New York Times).

2. To reverse a stand or position: "With the board having flip-flopped over zoning issues in the last several years, residents are looking to this fall's election for clarity" (Eugene L. Meyer).

3. To execute a backward somersault or handspring.

v.tr.

To move from one position to the reverse or opposite: The coach flip-flopped the linemen.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flip-flop - a decision to reverse an earlier decision change of mind, turnabout, turnaround, reversal 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 thong 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
Verb	1.	flip-flop - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) alternate, interchange, tack, switch, flip 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"