Flip

Quick meaning: Flip is a noun meaning A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

Meaning

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

More Meanings

1. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
2. A short flight.
3. (US, slang) A slingshot.
4. A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
5. (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
6. (archaic) A fillip or light blow.
7. (dated) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.

Example Sentences

I don't care a flip for what he says.

We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.

The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.

Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

Word Forms

• flips
• flipping
• flipped
• flipper
• flippest

Synonyms for flip

Depending on context, synonyms include damn, cheeky, inversion, swap, flick, bit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include toss, throw, flick, jerk, pass, interchange.

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