Flip (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 3
Lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 7
Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 9
Go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 10
Move with a flick or light motion.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.