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verb (flips, flipping, flipped)

• 1turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden sharp movement: [with object]:the yacht was flipped by a huge wave [no object]:the plane flipped over and then exploded

• 2 [with object] move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden sharp movement:she flipped off her dark glasses she flipped a few coins onto the bar
• turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off:he flipped a switch and the front door opened
• toss (a coin) to decide an issue:given those odds, one may as well flip a coin [no object]:you want to flip for it?

• 3 [no object] informal suddenly lose control or become very angry:he had clearly flipped under the pressure
• suddenly become very enthusiastic:I walked into a store, saw the guitar on the wall, and just flipped

• 4 [with object] buy and sell (something, especially real estate or shares) quickly to make a profit:within one week of starting I flipped a property for a quick $3,000 profit

• 5 [no object] informal become an informer:when he was taken in by the investigators, he flipped immediately
• [with object] persuade to become an informer:the prosecutors won’t be able to flip any witnesses to testify against the ex-CEO

noun

• 1a sudden sharp movement:the fish made little leaps and flips
• (a flip through) a quick look or search through a volume or a collection of papers:a quick flip through my cookbooks

• 2British informal a quick tour or pleasure trip:I did a flip round the post-show party

  [derived from an earlier sense 'short flight in an aircraft']

adjective

• glib; flippant:he couldn’t get away with flip, funny conversation

exclamation

• used to express mild annoyance.