flip
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(s) marked by casual disrespect
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
Nouns
- (n) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return somersault, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, somerset,
- (n) hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
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(n) a sudden, quick movement
- with a flip of the wrist
- the fish flipped over
- (n) the act of flipping a coin toss,
- (n) a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
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(n) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- the pass was fumbled
Verbs
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(v) lightly throw to see which side comes up
- I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
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(v) cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- switch on the light
- throw the lever
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(v) look through a book or other written material
- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
- (v) toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air twitch,
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(v) cause to move with a flick
- he flicked his Bic
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(v) throw or toss with a light motion
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
- (v) move with a flick or light motion
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(v) turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- flip over the pork chop
- turn over the pancakes
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(v) react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
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(v) go mad, go crazy
- He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
- (v) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) flip-flop, alternate, interchange, tack, switch,