[bak-flip] 
noun, verb, -flipped, -flip⋅ping.| 1. | a backward somersault. |
| 2. | a dive executed by somersaulting backward. |
| 3. | Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs. |
| 4. | to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse. |
| back·flip (bāk'flĭp') intr.v. back·flipped, back·flip·ping, back·flips To perform a backward somersault, especially in the air. n. A backward somersault. |
