FLIP — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
flip
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.
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- The pass was fumbled.
An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return.
A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water.
The act of flipping a coin.
Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg.
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
Go mad, go crazy.
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- He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off.
Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse.
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- Flip over the pork chop.
- Turn over the pancakes.
Move with a flick or light motion.
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
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- Switch on the light.
- Throw the lever.
Throw or toss with a light motion.
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- Flip me the beachball.
- Toss me newspaper.
Lightly throw to see which side comes up.
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- I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
Cause to move with a flick.
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- He flicked his Bic.
Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.
Look through a book or other written material.
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- He thumbed through the report.
- She leafed through the volume.
Marked by casual disrespect.
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- A flip answer to serious question.
- The student was kept in for impudent behavior.
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