flip

Meanings

• an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
• hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
• a sudden, quick movement
  • "with a flip of the wrist"
  • "the fish flipped over"
• the act of flipping a coin
• a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
• lightly throw to see which side comes up
  • "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
• look through a book or other written material
• toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
• cause to move with a flick
• throw or toss with a light motion
  • "flip me the beachball"
• move with a flick or light motion
• turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
  • "flip over the pork chop"
• react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
  • "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
• go mad, go crazy
  • "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
• marked by casual disrespect
  • "a flip answer to serious question"

Synonyms

alternate, flick, flip out, flip over, flip-flop, impudent, insolent, interchange, leaf, pass, pitch, riff, riffle, sky, snotty-nosed, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset, switch, tack, throw, thumb, toss, turn over, twitch