flip
noun/flɪp/
/flɪp/
- [countable] a small quick hit with a part of the body that causes something to turn over
- The whole thing was decided on the flip of a coin.
- [countable] a movement in which the body turns over in the air synonym somersault
- The handstand was followed by a back flip.
- (figurative) Her heart did a flip.
- [singular] flip through something a quick look through a book, magazine, website, etc. synonym flick
- I had a quick flip through the report while I was waiting.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of fillip.
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