flip Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
    summersault; somersault; summerset; somerset; somersaulting.
  2. noun hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
  3. noun a sudden, quick movement
    • with a flip of the wrist
    • the fish flipped over
  4. noun the act of flipping a coin
    toss.
  5. noun a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
  6. noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    toss; pass.
    • the pass was fumbled
  7. verb lightly throw to see which side comes up
    toss.
    • I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
  8. verb cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
    switch; throw.
    • switch on the light
    • throw the lever
  9. verb look through a book or other written material
    flick; leaf; thumb; riff; riffle.
    • He thumbed through the report
    • She leafed through the volume
  10. verb toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
    twitch.
  11. verb cause to move with a flick
    flick.
    • he flicked his Bic
  12. verb throw or toss with a light motion
    toss; sky; pitch.
    • flip me the beachball
    • toss me newspaper
  13. verb move with a flick or light motion
  14. verb turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
    flip over; turn over.
    • flip over the pork chop
    • turn over the pancakes
  15. verb react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
    flip out.
    • he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
  16. verb go mad, go crazy
    flip out.
    • He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
  17. verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    interchange; alternate; switch; tack; flip-flop.
  18. adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
    insolent; snotty-nosed; impudent.
    • a flip answer to serious question
    • the student was kept in for impudent behavior

WordNet

Flip noun
Etymology
Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.
Definitions
  1. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
Flip transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Flipped ; present participle & verbal noun Flipping
Definitions
  1. To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
    As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones. W. Browne.

Webster 1913