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   flip

   /flɪp/

   verb

   • 1. turn over with a sudden quick movement: "the plane flipped over and then exploded" Similar overturnturn overtip overroll overupturncapsizeturn topsy-turvykeel overtopple overturn turtlethrow overoverthrowupendinvertknock overpitchpoleinformal:rollcowparchaic:overset
   • 2. move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement: "she flipped off her dark glasses" Similar throwflicktossflingslingpitchcastspintwisthurlshylobpropellaunchprojectsenddashbowlinformal:chuckbung
   • ▪ turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off: "he flipped a switch and the front door opened" Similar flickclicksnapjerkpulltugtweakinformal:yank
   • ▪ toss (a coin) to decide an issue: "given those odds one might as well flip a coin"
   • 3. suddenly lose control or become very angry: informal "my mum will flip if I don't get my homework done tonight"
   • ▪ suddenly become very enthusiastic: "I walked into a store, saw the guitar on the wall, and just flipped"
   • 4. buy and sell (something, especially shares or property) quickly in order to make a profit: "individual investors often flip the shares they buy within days, even hours"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden quick movement: "she dismissed his qualms with a flip of her hand"
   • ▪ an act or instance of turning over or being turned over in the air: "he celebrates his goals with an acrobatic flip"
   • ▪ a quick look through a book, magazine, etc.: "a quick flip through my cookery books"
   • 2. a quick tour or pleasure trip: informal, dated British "I did a flip round the post-show party"

   adjective

   • 1. glib or flippant: "he couldn't get away with flip, funny conversation"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express mild annoyance. informal

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of fillip.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • L

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