flip
verb/flɪp/
/flɪp/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they flip | /flɪp/ /flɪp/ |
| he / she / it flips | /flɪps/ /flɪps/ |
| past simple flipped | /flɪpt/ /flɪpt/ |
| past participle flipped | /flɪpt/ /flɪpt/ |
| -ing form flipping | /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make something do this
- The plane flipped and crashed.
- (figurative) She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.).
- flip something (+ adj.) He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case.
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- [transitive] to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off synonym flick
- flip something to flip a switch
- flip something on/off She reached over and flipped off the light.
- [transitive] to throw something somewhere with a sudden quick movement, especially using your thumb and/or fingers synonym toss
- flip a coin They flipped a coin to decide who would get the ticket.
- flip something + adv./prep. He flipped the keys onto the desk.
- [intransitive] flip (out) (informal) to become very angry, excited or unable to think clearly
- She finally flipped under the pressure.
- He completely flipped when he saw the mess in the kitchen.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of fillip.
Idioms
See flip in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryflip burgers
- (especially North American English, informal, usually disapproving) to work as a chef in a fast-food restaurant, especially when this is considered to be a low-status job for people who lack the ambition or ability to do anything better
- He is now flipping burgers and serving drinks to make ends meet.
flip your lid
- (informal) to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing
- She’ll flip her lid when she finds out.
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