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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return;
[syn: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip]

2. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg;

3. a sudden, quick movement;
- Example: "with a flip of the wrist"
- Example: "the fish flipped over"

4. the act of flipping a coin;
[syn: flip, toss]

5. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water;

6. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
- Example: "the pass was fumbled"
[syn: pass, toss, flip]


VERB (11)

1. lightly throw to see which side comes up;
- Example: "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
[syn: flip, toss]

2. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
- Example: "switch on the light"
- Example: "throw the lever"
[syn: throw, flip, switch]

3. look through a book or other written material;
- Example: "He thumbed through the report"
- Example: "She leafed through the volume"
[syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]

4. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air;
[syn: flip, twitch]

5. cause to move with a flick;
- Example: "he flicked his Bic"
[syn: flip, flick]

6. throw or toss with a light motion;
- Example: "flip me the beachball"
- Example: "toss me newspaper"
[syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch]

7. move with a flick or light motion;

8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse;
- Example: "flip over the pork chop"
- Example: "turn over the pancakes"
[syn: flip, flip over, turn over]

9. react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way;
- Example: "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
[syn: flip, flip out]

10. go mad, go crazy;
- Example: "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
[syn: flip, flip out]

11. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action);
[syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked by casual disrespect;
- Example: "a flip answer to serious question"
- Example: "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
[syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flip \Flip\ (fl[i^]p), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster] Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flip \Flip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.] To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flip adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip] n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip] 2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg 3: a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over" 4: the act of flipping a coin [syn: flip, toss] 5: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water 6: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip] v 1: 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] 2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip, switch] 3: 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] 4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: flip, twitch] 5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip, flick] 6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch] 7: move with a flick or light motion 8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: flip, flip over, turn over] 9: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" [syn: flip, flip out] 10: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: flip, flip out] 11: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

FLIP 1. An early assembly language on the G-15. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. 2. ["FLIP User's Manual", G. Kahn, TR 5, INRIA 1981]. 3. Formal LIst Processor. An early language for pattern-matching on Lisp structures, similar to CONVERT. ["FLIP, A Format List Processor", W. Teitelman, Memo MAC-M-263, MIT 1966]. (1995-01-31)