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flip-flop
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun flip-flop has 4 senses
- flip-flop(n = noun.cognition) change of mind, reversal, turnabout, turnaround - a decision to reverse an earlier decision; Array is a kind of deciding, decision making
- flip-flop(n = noun.artifact) thong - a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe; Array is a kind of sandal
- flip-flop(n = noun.artifact) Array - an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states; Array is a kind of circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit
- flip-flop(n = noun.act) Array - a backward somersault; Array is a kind of flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset
has particulars: afterthought, reconsideration, rethink, second thought
Derived form verb flip-flop1
Verb flip-flop has 1 sense
- flip-flop(v = verb.change) alternate, flip, interchange, switch, tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action); Array is one way to change by reversal, reverse, turn
Derived form noun flip-flop1
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
flip-flop, n. & v.
--n.
1 a usu. rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe.
2 esp. US a backward somersault.
3 an electronic switching circuit changed from one stable state to another, or through an unstable state back to its stable state, by a triggering pulse.
--v.intr. (-flopped, -flopping) move with a sound or motion suggested by 'flip-flop'.
--n.
1 a usu. rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe.
2 esp. US a backward somersault.
3 an electronic switching circuit changed from one stable state to another, or through an unstable state back to its stable state, by a triggering pulse.
--v.intr. (-flopped, -flopping) move with a sound or motion suggested by 'flip-flop'.
Etymology
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ROGET THESAURUS
flip-flop
Regression
N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.
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