flip
(noun, adjective, verb, interjection)
adjective
1. marked by casual disrespect
- a flip answer to serious question
Similar word(s): disrespectful, impudent, insolent
Sentences with flip as an adjective:
- I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
interjection
1. (Britain, mildly vulgar) used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
noun
1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Similar word(s): somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset
Definition categories: act, tumble
2. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
Definition categories: food
3. a sudden, quick movement
- with a flip of the wrist
- the fish flipped over
Definition categories: act, throw
4. the act of flipping a coin
Similar word(s): toss
Definition categories: act, throw
5. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
Definition categories: act, dive, diving
6. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Definition categories: act, throw
Sentences with flip as a noun:
- We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
- The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
verb
1. lightly throw to see which side comes up
- I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
Similar word(s): toss
Definition categories: motion, turn
2. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Similar word(s): switch, throw
Definition categories: contact, engage, lock, mesh, operate
3. look through a book or other written material
Similar word(s): flick, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb
Definition categories: perception, peruse
4. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Similar word(s): twitch
Definition categories: motion, move
5. cause to move with a flick
Similar word(s): flick
Definition categories: motion, throw
6. throw or toss with a light motion
- flip me the beachball
Similar word(s): pitch, sky, toss
Definition categories: contact, fling
7. move with a flick or light motion
Definition categories: contact, impel, propel
8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- flip over the pork chop
Definition categories: contact, turn
9. react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
Definition categories: cognition, react, respond
10. go mad, go crazy
- He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
Definition categories: change
11. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Similar word(s): alternate, interchange, switch, tack
Definition categories: change, reverse, turn
Sentences with flip as a verb:
- You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
- If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
- I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.