ENGLISH: flip - CREOLE: baskile



Overview of noun flip



The noun flip has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip -- (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)

2. flip -- (hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg)

3. flip, toss -- (the act of flipping a coin)

4. flip -- (a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water)

5. pass, toss, flip -- ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled")



Overview of verb flip



The verb flip has 10 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) flip, toss -- (lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!")

2. (1) throw, flip, switch -- (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever")

3. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")

4. flip, twitch -- (toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air)

5. flip, flick -- (cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic")

6. flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")

7. flip -- (move with a flick or light motion)

8. flip, flip over, turn over -- (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes")

9. flip, flip out -- (go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off")

10. interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))



Overview of adj flip



The adj flip has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip -- (marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior")

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