1.  flip(n = noun.act) somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return;
is a kind of tumble
has particulars: flip-flop

2.  flip(n = noun.food) - hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg;
is a kind of mixed drink

3.  flip(n = noun.act) - a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
is a kind of throw

4.  flip(n = noun.act) toss - the act of flipping a coin;
is a kind of throw
Derived form verb flip₁

5.  flip(n = noun.act) - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water;
is a kind of dive, diving

6.  flip(n = noun.act) pass, toss - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
is a kind of throw
has particulars: centering, snap
Derived forms verb flip₆, verb flip₅, verb flip₄

   flip(s = adj.all) impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

1.  flip(v = verb.motion) toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
is one way to turn
Derived form noun flip₄
Sample sentences: They flip the coin

2.  flip(v = verb.contact) switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
is one way to engage, lock, mesh, operate
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  flip(v = verb.perception) flick, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
is one way to peruse
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

4.  flip(v = verb.motion) twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air;
is one way to move
Derived form noun flip₆
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something

5.  flip(v = verb.motion) flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
is one way to throw
Derived form noun flip₆
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

6.  flip(v = verb.contact) pitch, sky, toss - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
is one way to fling
Derived form noun flip₆
Sample sentences: The children flip the ball

7.  flip(v = verb.contact) - move with a flick or light motion;
is one way to impel, propel
Derived forms noun flipper₂, noun flipper₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

8.  flip(v = verb.contact) flip over, turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
is one way to turn
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

9.  flip(v = verb.cognition) flip out - react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
is one way to react, respond
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

10.  flip(v = verb.change) flip out - go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
is one way to change
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

11.  flip(v = verb.change) alternate, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action);
is one way to change by reversal, reverse, turn
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s something

   A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster]

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." [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. [PJC]

4.  To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [PJC]

   To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out. [PJC]

flip, v., n., & adj.
--v. (flipped, flipping)
1 tr. a flick or toss (a coin, pellet, etc.) with a quick movement so that it spins in the air. b remove (a small object) from a surface with a flick of the fingers.
2 tr. a strike or flick (a person's ear, cheek, etc.) lightly or smartly. b move (a fan, whip, etc.) with a sudden jerk.
3 tr. turn (a small object) over.
4 intr. a make a fillip or flicking noise with the fingers. b (foll. by at) strike smartly at.
5 intr. move about with sudden jerks.
6 intr. sl. become suddenly excited or enthusiastic.
--n.
1 a smart light blow; a flick.
2 colloq. a a short pleasure flight in an aircraft. b a quick tour etc.
3 an act of flipping over (gave the stone a flip).
--adj. colloq. glib; flippant.

Idiom:
flip chart a large pad erected on a stand and bound so that one page can be turned over at the top to reveal the next. flip one's lid sl.
1 lose self-control.
2 go mad. flip side colloq. the less important side of a gramophone record. flip through = flick through.

flip, n.
1 a drink of heated beer and spirit.
2 = egg-flip.

Etymology:
perh. f. FLIP(1) in the sense whip up

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