Overview of noun flip

The noun flip has 6 senses

• somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip -- (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)


• flip -- (hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg)


• flip -- (a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over")


• flip, toss -- (the act of flipping a coin)


• flip -- (a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water)


• pass, toss, flip -- ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled")

Overview of verb flip

The verb flip has 11 senses

• flip, toss -- (lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!")


• throw, flip, switch -- (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever")


• flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")


• flip, twitch -- (toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air)


• flip, flick -- (cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic")


• flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")


• flip -- (move with a flick or light motion)


• flip, flip over, turn over -- (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes")


• flip, flip out -- (react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University")


• flip, flip out -- (go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off")


• interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))

Overview of adj flip

The adj flip has 1 sense

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