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flip [a]
 
1)marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
    Synonyms :impudent insolent snotty-nosed 
    See Also: disrespectful 
 
flip [n]
 
1)an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
    Synonyms :somersault somersaulting 
    See Also: tumble  somersault  flip-flop 
 
2)hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
    Synonyms :
    See Also: mixed_drink 
 
3)the act of flipping a coin
    Synonyms :toss 
    See Also: throw 
 
4)a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dive 
 
5)(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
    Synonyms :pass toss 
    See Also: throw  athletics  flick  chuck  centering 
 
flip [v]
 
1)lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
    Synonyms :toss 
    See Also: turn  tosser 
 
2)cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
    Synonyms :switch throw 
    See Also: engage  electric_switch  switch_on  cut 
 
3)look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
    Synonyms :flick leaf riff riffle thumb 
    See Also: peruse  folio 
 
4)toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
    Synonyms :twitch 
    See Also: move 
 
5)cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
    Synonyms :flick 
    See Also: throw 
 
6)throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
    Synonyms :pitch sky toss 
    See Also: fling  pitch  tosser  submarine  lag  throw_back 
 
7)move with a flick or light motion
    Synonyms :
    See Also: impel  fin  flipper 
 
8)turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
    Synonyms :flip_over turn_over 
    See Also: turn  turnover 
 
9)go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
    Synonyms :flip_out 
    See Also: change 
 
10)reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    Synonyms :alternate flip-flop interchange switch tack 
    See Also: change_by_reversal  change_of_mind  permutation  shift  tack 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. An early assembly language on the G-15.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

2. ["FLIP User's Manual", G. Kahn, TR 5, INRIA 1981].

3. Formal LIst Processor.

An early language for pattern-matching on Lisp structures, similar to CONVERT.

["FLIP, A Format List Processor", W. Teitelman, Memo MAC-M-263, MIT 1966].

(1995-01-31)








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