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flip

The correct spelling is flip.

How to pronounce flip

/flɪp/
noun

IPA: /flɪp/

Say it like: Fli-p

The correct spelling is flip. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. For example: "The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool."

Usage Examples

The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.

Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
  2. 2.A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
  3. 3.A slingshot.
  4. 4.A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
  5. 5.The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

verb

  1. 1.To throw so as to turn over.
  2. 2.To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
  3. 3.To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
  4. 4.To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
  5. 5.To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

interjection

  1. 1.Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

adjective

  1. 1.Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
  2. 2.Sarcastic.
  3. 3.Disrespectful, flippant.

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