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flip

1  [flip] verb, flipped, flip⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, esp. so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
2. to move (something) suddenly or jerkily.
3. to turn over, esp. with a short rapid gesture: to flip pancakes with a spatula.
4. Slang. to make (someone) insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (usually fol. by out).
5. Finance. to resell, esp. quickly, or to refinance, as a mortgage loan.
–verb (used without object)
6. to make a flicking movement; strike at something smartly or sharply; snap.
7. to move oneself with or as if with flippers: The seals flipped along the beach.
8. to move with a jerk or jerks.
9. to turn over or perform a somersault in the air.
10. Slang.
a. to react to something in an excited, astonished, or delighted manner: He really flipped over his new girlfriend.
b. to become insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (often fol. by out).
–noun
11. an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
12. a sudden jerk.
13. a somersault, esp. one performed in the air: a back flip off the diving board.
14. Cards. a variety of seven-card stud in which each player receives the first four cards facedown and selects two of them to expose before receiving the next card.
15. Slang. flip side.
—Idiom
16. flip one's lid or wig, Slang. lid (def. 9).
Origin:
1585–95; 1955–60 for def. 10; see fillip
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flip   (flĭp)   
v.   flipped, flip·ping, flips

v.   tr.
  1. To throw or toss with a light brisk motion: flipped me the ball; flipped his hair out of his eyes.
  2. To toss in the air, imparting a spin: flip a coin.
    1. To turn over or around, especially with a light quick motion: flip over a card; flipped the tape to play the other side.
    2. To turn through; leaf: flipped the pages of the report.
  4. To strike quickly or lightly; flick.
  5. To move or act on with a quick motion: flip a switch; flipped open her briefcase.
v.   intr.
  1. To turn over: The canoe flipped over in the rapids.
  2. To turn a somersault, especially in the air.
  3. To move in twists and turns: fish flipping about in the net.
  4. To move quickly and lightly; snap: The lid flipped open.
  5. To leaf; browse: flipped through the catalogue.
  6. Slang
    1. To go crazy. Often used with out.
    2. To react strongly and especially enthusiastically: She flipped over the new car.
n.  
  1. The act of flipping, especially:
    1. A flick or tap.
    2. A short, quick movement: a flip of the wrist.
    3. A somersault.
  2. Informal A reversal; a flipflop.
  3. A mixed drink made with any of various alcoholic beverages and often including beaten eggs.
adj.   flip·per, flip·pest Informal
Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent: a flip answer to a serious question.

[Perhaps imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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