what does flip mean?
FLIP as NOUN
- Meaning
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of flipping a coin
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
FLIP as VERB
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- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
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- flip over the pork chop
- turn over the pancakes
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- move with a flick or light motion
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
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- switch on the light
- throw the lever
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- throw or toss with a light motion
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- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
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- I don”t know what to do–I may as well flip a coin!
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to move with a flick
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
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Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- look through a book or other written material
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- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
Hypernyms(s) flip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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FLIP as ADJECTIVE
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- marked by casual disrespect
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- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
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