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An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
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Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg |
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A sudden, quick movement With a flip of the wrist The fish flipped over |
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The act of flipping a coin |
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A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water |
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(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team The pass was fumbled |
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Lightly throw to see which side comes up I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin! |
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Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation Switch on the light Throw the lever |
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Look through a book or other written material He thumbed through the report She leafed through the volume |
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Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air |
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Cause to move with a flick He flicked his Bic |
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Throw or toss with a light motion Flip me the beachball Toss me newspaper |
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Move with a flick or light motion |
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Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse Flip over the pork chop Turn over the pancakes |
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React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way He flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University |
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Go mad, go crazy He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off |
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Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
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Marked by casual disrespect A flip answer to serious question The student was kept in for impudent behavior |