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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
flip
flip [flip flips flipped flipping] verb, noun, adjective BrE [flɪp] NAmE [flɪp]
verb (-pp-)
1. intransitive, transitive to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make sth do this
•The plane flipped and crashed.
• (figurative)She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.).
•~ sth (+ adj.) He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case.
see also ↑flip over
2. transitive to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off
Syn: ↑flick
•~ sth to flip a switch
•~ sth on/off She reached over and flipped off the light.
3. transitive to throw sth somewhere using your thumb and/or fingers
Syn: ↑toss ~ a coin
•They flipped a coin to decide who would get the ticket.
•~ sth + adv./prep. He flipped the keys onto the desk.
4. intransitive ~ (out) (informal)to become very angry, excited or unable to think clearly
•She finally flipped under the pressure.
•He completely flipped when he saw the mess in the kitchen.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of ↑fillip.
Example Bank:
•It cannoned into the other car and flipped over onto its roof.
•She felt her heart flip.
Idiom: ↑flip your lid
Derived: ↑flip over ▪ ↑flip something over ▪ ↑flip through something
noun
1. countable a small quick hit with a part of the body that causes sth to turn over
•The whole thing was decided on the flip of a coin.
2. countable a movement in which the body turns over in the air
Syn: ↑somersault
•The handstand was followed by a back flip.
• (figurative)Her heart did a flip.
3. singular ~ through sth a quick look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc.
Syn: ↑flick
•I had a quick flip through the report while I was waiting.
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of ↑fillip.
adjective (informal) = ↑flippant
•a flip answer/comment
•Don't be flip with me.
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of ↑fillip.
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