flip
Part of speech: noun
verb
intj
adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
computing
engineering
finance
firearms
government
mathematics
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
sciences
tools
war
weaponry
Etymology: Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).
Inflected forms:
form: flips
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: flips
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: flipping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: flipped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: flipped
pos: verb
tags: past
form: flipper
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: flippest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
gloss: A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A fillip or light blow.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: […] who looked at Dean a moment, crossed over the stage to him, raised himself on his toes, dashed his own hat firmly down to his ears, and every one on the stage supposed Dean was about to receive a flip on the ear or nose.
gloss: A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
uncountable
examples: I don't care a flip for what he says.
gloss: A short flight.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: "While that was going on, we were getting organized. There were some fifty or sixty of us to begin with. I took flips in the helicopter, and when I saw signs of a group anywhere, I'd go down and issue a general invitation to come along."
gloss: A slingshot.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
slang
uncountable
examples: He loaded his flip and took careful aim at what he considered to be Emily's most vulnerable spot […]
gloss: 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
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
gloss: The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
pos: noun
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
examples: What they bring to the table is hard-won brass-tacks knowledge from over fifteen years of personal investing as well as riding shotgun on over 1,000 flips with their clients.
gloss: The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: In the case of rifles flip is counteracted by the sighting of the weapons, and it is because of flip that the sights cannot be set so that the line of sight is exactly parallel to the axis of the bore.
A small, lightweight round, such as a .22 LR, generates very manageable recoil and muzzle flip (how much the nose of the gun flips up when you fire it).
gloss: To throw so as to turn over.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.
Crucially, our research suggests that space weather is able to flip a signal in either direction, turning a red signal green or a green signal red. The former is obviously much more significant from a safety perspective.
gloss: To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
Parkour – often referred to as freerunning – entails creatively moving through an urban environment: flipping, jumping and vaulting across various obstacles.
gloss: To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
pos: verb
tags: US
transitive
examples: Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
gloss: To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
pos: verb
tags: US
intransitive
examples: The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.
gloss: To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
pos: verb
tags: US
transitive
examples: The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.
gloss: To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
slang
examples: I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
They're talkin' bout the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped
gloss: To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
slang
examples: Heading home from a party, two hipsters, completely stoned, pause to snuggle on a park bench. A fire engine roars by, bells clanging, sirens screaming. The boy flips. “Solid, doll,” he murmurs, “they’re playing our song!”
1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
I got a silver ring with a "B" on it for Beatles. I really flip for those excellent guys.
gloss: To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
pos: verb
tags: slang
transitive
examples: Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.
After the formal part of dealer interviews, often later over a glass of wine, tales would be told of how the dealer does cope with pricing decisions, how other dealers are thought to set prices, and the pricing problems that result when evil collectors flip new paintings at auction.
Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat.
Typically, the art world disdains “flipping” — when a collector buys a work and then immediately resells it at a profit.
gloss: To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
pos: verb
tags: slang
transitive
examples: The bill makes it illegal to encourage borrowers to repeatedly refinance, or "flip," a loan primarily to collect more fees.
Some of our consumer protection offices are all too familiar with the abusive practice of "flipping" loans.
gloss: To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To hand over or pass along.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: "Flip me the details, and I'll have a sneaky beaky round for you."
gloss: To switch to another task, etc.
pos: verb
tags: informal
intransitive
examples: I flipped from the calendar app to the email app and logged in to view Cooper's. The unreads were staggering; I'd have to triage them later.
gloss: To flap.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Rising above it all, an American flag flipped in the breeze.
gloss: Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
pos: intj
tags: UK
colloquial
euphemistic
examples: What the flip just happened?
Impossible. He's dining out and coming on here after. He can't be reached. / Oh, flip!
"Oh flip, don't come near this place," she said. It was dangerous. The Catholics had banners up on the Garvaghy Road saying, 'No Protestants here'.
gloss: Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
pos: adj
tags: UK
informal
examples: I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
gloss: Sarcastic.
pos: adj
gloss: Disrespectful, flippant.
pos: adj
tags: informal
examples: Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!
Derived words: flippening
flipple
flipboard
flip book
flipcard
flip chart
flip chip
flip clock
flip cup
flip-dog
flip-flap
flipflash
flip flop
flip-flop → flip-flopper
flip-flop operator
flip-fuck
flip-in
flipism
flipless
flip mode
flip of the coin
flippase
flip-phone
flippy
flippy disk
flip shit
flip side
flip smartphone
flip teaching
flip throw
flip-top
flip turn
flip-up
flip-ups
flip wipe
frontflip
fliply
flipness
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: изперквам
roman: izperkvam
lang: Bulgarian
word: изперкам
roman: izperkam
lang: Finnish
word: pimahtaa
lang: Finnish
word: seota
lang: German
word: ausflippen
lang: Greek
word: φλιπάρω
roman: flipáro
lang: Hungarian
word: bedühödik
lang: Hungarian
word: feldühödik
lang: Hungarian
word: bepöccen
lang: Hungarian
word: begorombul
lang: Hungarian
word: kiborul
lang: Italian
word: impazzirsi
lang: Portuguese
word: flipar
lang: Russian
word: взбеси́ться
roman: vzbesítʹsja
lang: Russian
word: свихну́ться
roman: svixnútʹsja
lang: Russian
word: спя́тить
roman: spjátitʹ
lang: Russian
word: рехну́ться
roman: rexnútʹsja
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: flipnuti
lang: Spanish
word: flipar
lang: Swedish
word: flippa ut