noun |
adj |
verb |
adv |
(adj) impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed
marked by casual disrespect
a flip answer to serious question; the student was kept in for impudent behavior
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
the pass was fumbled
(noun) somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
(noun) toss
the act of flipping a coin
(verb) alternate, switch, tack, interchange, flip-flop
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
(verb) flip out
go mad, go crazy
He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
(verb) flip out
react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
flip over the pork chop; turn over the pancakes
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
switch on the light; throw the lever
throw or toss with a light motion
flip me the beachball; toss me newspaper
(verb) toss
lightly throw to see which side comes up
I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
(verb) flick
cause to move with a flick
he flicked his Bic
(verb) twitch
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
(verb) thumb, leaf, flick, riff, riffle
look through a book or other written material
He thumbed through the report; She leafed through the volume