flip
A maneuver which rotates an object end over endA maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
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» Can't we just flip a coin?
Können wir nicht einfach eine Münze werfen? — Luiaard
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Examples
67 sentencesCan't we just flip a coin?
deKönnen wir nicht einfach eine Münze werfen? — Luiaard
I don't like wearing flip-flops.
Do you ever wear flip flops?
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
переворо́тperevorót, са́льтоsálʹto, подбра́сываниеpodbrásyvanije
(countable, uncountable)A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
(countable, uncountable)A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
More meanings 7
(countable, uncountable)A short flight.
(countable, informal, uncountable)The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
(uncountable)The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
(uncountable)A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a “flip dog”).
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A fillip or light blow.
(countable, dated, uncountable)A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
I don't care a flip for what he says.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A slingshot.
- a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- a sudden, quick movement
Origin
Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound witAlteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).
Compare English dialect flip (“nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow”).
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Forms
plural: flipsSynonyms
96 synonyms- a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.:fast local internet protocol
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return:somersaultsomersetsummersaultsummersetsomersaulting
- the act of flipping a coin:toss
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team:passtoss
Word family
56 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- wearing flip flops
- flip flops
- wearing flip
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.