flip
1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting
• Derivationally related forms:
somersault (for: somersaulting), somersault (for: somersault)
• Hypernyms:
tumble
• Hyponyms:
flip-flop
2. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
• Hypernyms:
mixed drink
3. a sudden, quick movement
- with a flip of the wrist
- the fish flipped over
• Hypernyms:
throw
4. the act of flipping a coin
• Syn:
toss
• Derivationally related forms:
toss (for: toss)
• Hypernyms:
throw
5. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
• Hypernyms:
dive, diving
6. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- the pass was fumbled
• Syn:
pass, toss
• Derivationally related forms:
toss (for: toss)
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
centering, snap
1. lightly throw to see which side comes up (Freq. 3)
- I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
• Syn:
toss
• Derivationally related forms:
toss (for: toss), tosser (for: toss)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- They flip the coin
2. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation (Freq. 1)
- switch on the light
- throw the lever
• Syn:
throw, switch
• Derivationally related forms:
switch (for: switch)
• Hypernyms:
engage, mesh, lock, operate
• Hyponyms:
switch on, turn on, switch off, cut, turn off, turn out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. look through a book or other written material
- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
• Syn:
flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
• Derivationally related forms:
leaf (for: leaf)
• Hypernyms:
peruse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
• Syn:
twitch
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
5. cause to move with a flick
- he flicked his Bic
• Syn:
flick
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. throw or toss with a light motion
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
• Syn:
toss, sky, pitch
• Derivationally related forms:
pitch (for: pitch), toss (for: toss), tosser (for: toss)
• Hypernyms:
fling
• Hyponyms:
submarine, lag, throw back, toss back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The children flip the ball
7. move with a flick or light motion
• Derivationally related forms:
flipper
• Hypernyms:
propel, impel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- flip over the pork chop
- turn over the pancakes
• Syn:
flip over, turn over
• Derivationally related forms:
turnover (for: turn over)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
9. react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
• Syn:
flip out
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. go mad, go crazy
- He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
• Syn:
flip out
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
11. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
• Syn:
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop
• Derivationally related forms:
flip-flop (for: flip-flop), switch (for: switch), tack (for: tack)
• Hypernyms:
change by reversal, turn, reverse
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
marked by casual disrespect
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
• Syn:
impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed
• Similar to:
disrespectful
• Derivationally related forms:
insolence (for: insolent)
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