Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: flip, flip-flop, flip_out, flip_over

'flip'

[somersault.n.01] as in: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

'flip'

[flip.n.02] as in: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

'flip'

[flip.n.03] as in: a sudden, quick movement

Examples:
with a flip of the wrist
the fish flipped over

'flip'

[flip.n.04] as in: the act of flipping a coin

'flip'

[flip.n.05] as in: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

'flip'

[pass.n.15] as in: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

Examples:
the pass was fumbled

'flip'

[flip.v.01] as in: lightly throw to see which side comes up

Examples:
I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

'flip'

[throw.v.06] as in: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

Examples:
switch on the light
throw the lever

'flip'

[flick.v.02] as in: look through a book or other written material

Examples:
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

'flip'

[flip.v.04] as in: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

'flip'

[flip.v.05] as in: cause to move with a flick

Examples:
he flicked his Bic

'flip'

[flip.v.06] as in: throw or toss with a light motion

Examples:
flip me the beachball
toss me newspaper

'flip'

[flip.v.07] as in: move with a flick or light motion

'flip'

[flip.v.08] as in: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

Examples:
flip over the pork chop
turn over the pancakes

'flip'

[flip.v.09] as in: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

Examples:
he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University

'flip'

[flip.v.10] as in: go mad, go crazy

Examples:
He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

'flip'

[interchange.v.04] as in: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

'flip'

[impudent.s.01] as in: marked by casual disrespect

Examples:
a flip answer to serious question
the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Origins

					flip (English)
└── flippant (English)