| VERB | motion | flip, toss | lightly throw to see which side comes up |
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| contact | flip, throw, switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | |
| perception | flip, flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff | look through a book or other written material | |
| motion | flip, twitch | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | |
| motion | flip, flick | cause to move with a flick | |
| contact | flip, toss, sky, pitch | throw or toss with a light motion | |
| contact | flip | move with a flick or light motion | |
| contact | flip, flip over, turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse | |
| cognition | flip, flip out | react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way | |
| change | flip, flip out | go mad, go crazy | |
| change | flip, interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | |
| NOUN | act | flip, somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
| food | flip | hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg | |
| act | flip | a sudden, quick movement | |
| act | flip, toss | the act of flipping a coin | |
| act | flip | a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water | |
| act | flip, pass, toss | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | flip, impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed | marked by casual disrespect |
| Sounds | flih'p | |
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| Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... | |
| Meaning | marked by casual disrespect. | |
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| Example | "a flip answer to serious question" | |
| Synonyms | impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed | |
| Broader | disrespectful | Exhibiting lack of respect |
| Spanish | descarado, fresco, frívolo, insolente | |
| Catalan | insolent | |
| Meaning | An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return. | |
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| Synonyms | somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting | |
| Narrower | flip-flop | A backward somersault |
| Broader | tumble | An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end |
| Spanish | cabriola, salto mortal, somerset, voltereta | |
| Catalan | giravolt, salt mortal, somerset, tombarella | |
| Meaning | Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg. | |
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| Broader | mixed drink | made of two or more ingredients |
| Meaning | A sudden, quick movement. | |
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| Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
| Meaning | The act of flipping a coin. | |
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| Synonym | toss | |
| Broader | throw | Casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly |
| Verbs | flip | lightly throw to see which side comes up |
| Meaning | A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water. | |
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| Broader | dive, diving | A headlong plunge into water |
| Meaning | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. | |
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| Synonyms | pass, toss | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Narrower | centering, snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back |
| Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
| Spanish | pase | |
| Catalan | passada | |
| Verbs | flip | throw or toss with a light motion |
| flip | cause to move with a flick | |
| flip | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | |
| Meaning | lightly throw to see which side comes up. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They flip the coin | |
| Example | "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" | |
| Synonym | toss | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | arrojar, lanzar, tirar | |
| Catalan | fer volar, llançar, llençar, tirar | |
| Nouns | flip | the act of flipping a coin |
| Meaning | Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | throw, switch | |
| Narrower | switch off, cut, turn off, turn out | Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch |
| switch on, turn on | Cause to operate by flipping a switch | |
| Broader | engage, mesh, lock, operate | Keep engaged |
| Spanish | accionar | |
| Catalan | accionar, encendre | |
| Meaning | look through a book or other written material. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff | |
| Broader | peruse | Examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| Meaning | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | twitch | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | dar la vuelta | |
| Nouns | flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
| Meaning | Cause to move with a flick. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | flick | |
| Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
| Spanish | arrojar, lanzar, tirar | |
| Catalan | llançar, llençar, tirar | |
| Nouns | flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
| Meaning | Throw or toss with a light motion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | The children flip the ball | |
| Example | "flip me the beachball" | |
| Synonyms | toss, sky, pitch | |
| Narrower | lag | Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins |
| submarine | Throw with an underhand motion | |
| throw back, toss back | throw back with a quick, light motion | |
| Broader | fling | Throw with force or recklessness |
| Spanish | echar, lanzar, tirar al aire | |
| Nouns | flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
| Meaning | Move with a flick or light motion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| Spanish | arrojar, lanzar | |
| Catalan | copejar, llançar, llençar, tirar | |
| Nouns | flipper | the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming |
| flipper | a shoe for swimming | |
| Meaning | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "flip over the pork chop" | |
| Synonyms | flip over, turn over | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Meaning | React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" | |
| Synonym | flip out | |
| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Meaning | Go mad, go crazy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" | |
| Synonym | flip out | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Meaning | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop | |
| Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
| Spanish | alternar | |
| Catalan | alternar, canviar, intercanviar | |
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