flip

//flɪp//
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Verb

flipInfinitive
flipPresent tense
flippedPast tense
flippedPast participle
flippingPresent participle
flipsThird-person singular
1

To turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden quick movement.

She flipped the pancake in the pan.

2

To toss something with a quick movement so that it turns over in the air.

She flipped the pancake in the pan.

3

To move or switch quickly from one position, state, or condition to another.

She can flip between languages easily.

4

To suddenly become very angry, excited, or lose control of one's emotions.

She flipped when she found out they had lied to her.

Noun

flipSingular
flipsPlural
1

A quick, sudden movement that turns something over.

With a quick flip of the pancake, she turned it over perfectly.

2

An acrobatic movement in which the body turns over in the air.

The gymnast did a perfect flip.

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Adjective

flipCanonical form
1

Glib and lacking in seriousness; flippant.

His flip remarks during the meeting annoyed everyone.

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