Flip

noun
flɪp

Adjective

  • marked by casual disrespect

    a flip answer to serious question

    Similar:ImpudentInsolentSnotty-nosed

Noun

  • a sudden, quick movement

    with a flip of the wrist

    the fish flipped over

    Type of:Throw
  • the act of flipping a coin

    Similar:Toss
    Type of:Throw
  • an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

    Similar:SomersaultSomersaultingSomersetSummersaultSummerset
    Type of:Tumble
  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

    Similar:PassToss
    Type of:Throw
  • a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

    Type of:DiveDiving
  • hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

Verb

  • lightly throw to see which side comes up

    I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

    Similar:Toss
    Type of:Turn
  • turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

    flip over the pork chop

    Type of:Turn
  • react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

    he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University

    Type of:ReactRespond
  • go mad, go crazy

    He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

    Type of:Change
  • throw or toss with a light motion

    flip me the beachball

    Similar:PitchSkyToss
    Type of:Fling
  • look through a book or other written material

    Type of:Peruse
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

    Type of:TurnReverse
  • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

    Similar:SwitchThrow
    Type of:MeshEngageOperate
  • toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

    Similar:Twitch
    Type of:Move
  • cause to move with a flick

    Similar:Flick
    Type of:Throw
  • move with a flick or light motion

    Type of:ImpelPropel

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