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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

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disrespectful

flip [n]

1)	an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Synonyms :

somersault somersaulting

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tumble somersault flip-flop

2)	hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

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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

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dive

5)	(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"

Synonyms :

pass toss

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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

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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

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move

5)	cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"

Synonyms :

flick

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throw

6)	throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

Synonyms :

pitch sky toss

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fling pitch tosser submarine lag throw_back

7)	move with a flick or light motion

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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

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turn turnover

9)	go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"

Synonyms :

flip_out

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change

10)

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Synonyms :

alternate flip-flop interchange switch 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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