flip

[Flip]

To flip is to turn or toss upside down, like flipping a mattress over. People flip out when excited, and a flip remark is disrespectful.

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A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

Noun
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"

Noun
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Noun
a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

Noun
the act of flipping a coin

Noun
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

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Verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Verb
go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"

Verb
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"

Verb
move with a flick or light motion

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cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"

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throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

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

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cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"

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toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Verb
look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

Adjective S.
marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

n.
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

v. t.
To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent.

Flip

Flip , 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. Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.

Flip

Flip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.] To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent.

As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent.

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Usage Examples

I mean, you have a general tone of it but it's pretty much you get to come in and you're going to flip this car and it's going to blow up and you're going to come out on fire and you go oh, that's cool, and then you get paid a lot of money.

You have to come in and be that character when you walk into the room. That's what one of my first acting teachers taught me. You know, don't go in there being Jennifer and then expect to flip and change, because they're not going to have that imagination.

It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to work in the industry. The flip side of that is unfortunately people think that after they get their qualifications, they get their invitation to compete on 'Top Chef.'

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Other Usage Examples

I can do comedy, so people want me to do that, but the other side of comedy is depression. Deep, deep depression is the flip side of comedy. Casting agents don't realize it but in order to be funny you have to have that other side.

I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama.

I'm a sports guy. Football, God, I flip out.

Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.