flip(s = adj.all) impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

Verb flip has 11 senses

flip(v = verb.motion) toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

is one way to turn

Derived form noun flip₄

Sample sentence:
They flip the coin

flip(v = verb.contact) switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"

is one way to engage, lock, mesh, operate

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

flip(v = verb.perception) flick, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

is one way to peruse

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

flip(v = verb.motion) twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air; Array

is one way to move

Derived form noun flip₆

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

flip(v = verb.motion) flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"

is one way to throw

Derived form noun flip₆

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

flip(v = verb.contact) pitch, sky, toss - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

is one way to fling

Derived form noun flip₆

Sample sentence:
The children flip the ball

flip(v = verb.contact) Array - move with a flick or light motion; Array

is one way to

impel

propel

Derived forms noun flipper₂, noun flipper₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

flip(v = verb.contact) flip over, turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"

is one way to turn

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

flip(v = verb.cognition) flip out - react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"

is one way to react, respond

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

flip(v = verb.change) flip out - go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"

is one way to change

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

flip(v = verb.change) alternate, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action); Array

is one way to change by reversal, reverse, turn

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

flip, n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.].

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster]

Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.

flip, v. t.

To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent. [1913 Webster]
"As when your little ones
Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones." [1913 Webster]
To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake. [PJC]
To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [PJC]
To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [PJC]

flip, v. i.

To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

flip, v., n., & adj.
--v. (flipped, flipping)
1 tr. a flick or toss (a coin, pellet, etc.) with a quick movement so that it spins in the air. b remove (a small object) from a surface with a flick of the fingers.
2 tr. a strike or flick (a person's ear, cheek, etc.) lightly or smartly. b move (a fan, whip, etc.) with a sudden jerk.
3 tr. turn (a small object) over.
4 intr. a make a fillip or flicking noise with the fingers. b (foll. by at) strike smartly at.
5 intr. move about with sudden jerks.
6 intr. sl. become suddenly excited or enthusiastic.
--n.
1 a smart light blow; a flick.
2 colloq. a a short pleasure flight in an aircraft. b a quick tour etc.
3 an act of flipping over (gave the stone a flip).
--adj. colloq. glib; flippant.

Idiom

flip chart a large pad erected on a stand and bound so that one page can be turned over at the top to reveal the next. flip one's lid sl.
1 lose self-control.
2 go mad. flip side colloq. the less important side of a gramophone record. flip through = flick through.

flip, n.
1 a drink of heated beer and spirit.
2 = egg-flip.

Etymology

perh. f. FLIP(1) in the sense whip up

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THESAURUS

flip

about-face, afterthoughts, all jaw, anger, be angry, be excitable, beak, beat, bellow, better thoughts, bicker, biggety, blow a gasket, blow up, bluff, bob, bowl, brash, brush, bunt, candid, cast, catapult, catch fire, catch the infection, change of mind, change of pace, change-up, chatty, cheeky, chuck, chunk, chutzpadik, cocky, come apart, come unstuck, communicative, contemptuous, conversational, crack, crack up, crusty, curve, dab, dance, dart, dash, derisive, disrespectful, downcurve, effusive, excite easily, expansive, explode, facy, fastball, fillip, fire, fire up, flame up, flap, flare up, flash up, flick, flicker, fling, flip out, flip-flop, flippant, flirt, flit, flitter, flop, flounce, fluent, flutter, fork, forward pass, frank, freak, freak out, fresh, gabby, gally, garrulous, gassy, get excited, glib, go berserk, go crazy, go haywire, go into hysterics, go mad, go pitapat, go to pieces, gossipy, gratuitous, graze, gregarious, gushy, gutter, have a tantrum, heave, hit the ceiling, hitch, hurl, hurtle, impertinent, impudent, incurve, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, knuckleball, lance, lateral, lateral pass, launch, let fly, lob, long-winded, loquacious, lose courage, lose self-control, malapert, mature judgment, multiloquent, multiloquious, nervy, newsy, outcurve, overtalkative, palpitate, pass, pat, peck, peg, pelt, pert, pick, pitch, pitchfork, pitter-patter, pluck, prolix, pulse, put, put the shot, rage, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rap, rave, reversal, reverse, right-about, right-about-face, rude, run a temperature, sassy, saucy, screwball, second thoughts, seethe, serve, service, shot-put, shy, sinker, slat, slider, sling, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smolder, smooth, snake, snap, snatch, sociable, spin, spitball, spitter, splutter, sputter, start, storm, sudden pull, take fire, talkative, talky, tap, tergiversating, tergiversation, throb, throw, tickle, tilt, tip, toss, touch, turn, turn a hair, turnabout, turnaround, tweak, twist, twitch, uncalled-for, upcurve, verbose, volte-face, voluble, wave, waver, whisk, windy, wise-ass, wrench, yank, yerk

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ROGET THESAURUS

flip

Food

N food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.

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