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flip

adjective
  1. marked by casual disrespect
    “a flip answer to serious question”
    insolent
noun
  1. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    pass
  2. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
    somersault
  3. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
  4. the act of flipping a coin
    toss
  5. a sudden, quick movement
    “with a flip of the wrist”
  6. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
verb
  1. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    interchange
  2. go mad, go crazy
    “They flipped when they heard that they were being laid off.”
    flip out
  3. react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
    “I flipped when I heard that I was accepted into my first choice university.”
    flip out
  4. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
    “flip over the pork chop”
    turn overflip over
  5. move with a flick or light motion
  6. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
    throw
  7. throw or toss with a light motion
    “flip me the beachball”
    toss
  8. lightly throw to see which side comes up
    “I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!”
    toss
  9. cause to move with a flick
    flick
  10. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
    twitch
  11. look through a book or other written material
    riffle