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Meaning of flip

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flip
      adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
             question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
             behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed},
             {flip}]
      n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
           (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault},
           {somerset}, {summersault}, {summerset}, {somersaulting},
           {flip}]
      2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
      3: a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the
         fish flipped over"
      4: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {flip}, {toss}]
      5: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the
         water
      6: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of
         your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss},
         {flip}]
      v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know
           what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {flip},
           {toss}]
      2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
         on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {flip},
         {switch}]
      3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
         through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
         {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
      4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the
         air [syn: {flip}, {twitch}]
      5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn:
         {flip}, {flick}]
      6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball";
         "toss me newspaper" [syn: {flip}, {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
      7: move with a flick or light motion
      8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the
         pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip}, {flip
         over}, {turn over}]
      9: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped
         when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
         [syn: {flip}, {flip out}]
      10: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was
          being laid off" [syn: {flip}, {flip out}]
      11: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn:
          {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip-
          flop}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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