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The correct spelling is flip.
How to pronounce flip
/flɪp/
nounIPA: /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.A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- 2.A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- 3.A slingshot.
- 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.The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
verb
- 1.To throw so as to turn over.
- 2.To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- 3.To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
- 4.To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- 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.Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
adjective
- 1.Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
- 2.Sarcastic.
- 3.Disrespectful, flippant.
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