Flip - Definition

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