'Flip' definitions:
Definition of 'flip'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip]
noun
An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip]
noun
Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
noun
A sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
noun
The act of flipping a coin [syn: flip, toss]
noun
A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
noun
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip]
verb
Lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: flip, toss]
verb
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip, switch]
verb
Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
verb
Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: flip, twitch]
verb
Cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip, flick]
verb
Throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch]
verb
Move with a flick or light motion
verb
Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: flip, flip over, turn over]
verb
React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" [syn: flip, flip out]
verb
Go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: flip, flip out]
verb
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop]
Definition of 'Flip'
From: GCIDE
- Flip \Flip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.]
- 1. To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent. [1913 Webster]
- As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake. [PJC]
- 3. To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant] [PJC]
- 4. (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [cant] [PJC]
Definition of 'Flip'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Flip'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'flip'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about-face,
- afterthoughts,
- all jaw,
- anger,
- be angry,
- be excitable,
- beak,
- beat,
- bellow,
- better thoughts,
- bicker,
- biggety,
- blow a gasket,
- blow up,
- bluff,
- bob,
- bowl,
- brash,
- brush,
- bunt,
- candid,
- cast,
- catapult,
- catch fire,
- catch the infection,
- change of mind,
- change of pace,
- change-up,
- chatty,
- cheeky,
- chuck,
- chunk,
- chutzpadik,
- cocky,
- come apart,
- come unstuck,
- communicative,
- contemptuous,
- conversational,
- crack,
- crack up,
- crusty,
- curve,
- dab,
- dance,
- dart,
- dash,
- derisive,
- disrespectful,
- downcurve,
- effusive,
- excite easily,
- expansive,
- explode,
- facy,
- fastball,
- fillip,
- fire,
- fire up,
- flame up,
- flap,
- flare up,
- flash up,
- flick,
- flicker,
- fling,
- flip out,
- flip-flop,
- flippant,
- flirt,
- flit,
- flitter,
- flop,
- flounce,
- fluent,
- flutter,
- fork,
- forward pass,
- frank,
- freak,
- freak out,
- fresh,
- gabby,
- gally,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- get excited,
- glib,
- go berserk,
- go crazy,
- go haywire,
- go into hysterics,
- go mad,
- go pitapat,
- go to pieces,
- gossipy,
- gratuitous,
- graze,
- gregarious,
- gushy,
- gutter,
- have a tantrum,
- heave,
- hit the ceiling,
- hitch,
- hurl,
- hurtle,
- impertinent,
- impudent,
- incurve,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigger,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jog,
- joggle,
- knuckleball,
- lance,
- lateral,
- lateral pass,
- launch,
- let fly,
- lob,
- long-winded,
- loquacious,
- lose courage,
- lose self-control,
- malapert,
- mature judgment,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- nervy,
- newsy,
- outcurve,
- overtalkative,
- palpitate,
- pass,
- pat,
- peck,
- peg,
- pelt,
- pert,
- pick,
- pitch,
- pitchfork,
- pitter-patter,
- pluck,
- prolix,
- pulse,
- put,
- put the shot,
- rage,
- ramp,
- rant,
- rant and rave,
- rap,
- rave,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- right-about,
- right-about-face,
- rude,
- run a temperature,
- sassy,
- saucy,
- screwball,
- second thoughts,
- seethe,
- serve,
- service,
- shot-put,
- shy,
- sinker,
- slat,
- slider,
- sling,
- smart,
- smart-alecky,
- smart-ass,
- smolder,
- smooth,
- snake,
- snap,
- snatch,
- sociable,
- spin,
- spitball,
- spitter,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- start,
- storm,
- sudden pull,
- take fire,
- talkative,
- talky,
- tap,
- tergiversating,
- tergiversation,
- throb,
- throw,
- tickle,
- tilt,
- tip,
- toss,
- touch,
- turn,
- turn a hair,
- turnabout,
- turnaround,
- tweak,
- twist,
- twitch,
- uncalled-for,
- upcurve,
- verbose,
- volte-face,
- voluble,
- wave,
- waver,
- whisk,
- windy,
- wise-ass,
- wrench,
- yank,
- yerk