What is the meaning of flip?

noun

• An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return.
  • synonyms: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting
• Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg.
• A sudden, quick movement.
  • usage: "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
• The act of flipping a coin.
  • synonyms: toss
• A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water.
• Sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. (
  • usage: "the pass was fumbled"
  • synonyms: pass, toss

verb

• Lightly throw to see which side comes up.
  • usage: "I don't know what to do-I may as well flip a coin"
  • synonyms: toss
• Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
  • usage: "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
  • synonyms: throw, switch
• Look through a book or other written material.
  • usage: "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • synonyms: flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
• Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.
  • synonyms: twitch
• Cause to move with a flick.
  • usage: "he flicked his Bic"
  • synonyms: flick
• Throw or toss with a light motion.
  • usage: "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • synonyms: toss, sky, pitch
• Move with a flick or light motion.
• Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse.
  • usage: "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
  • synonyms: flip over, turn over
• React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way.
  • usage: "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
  • synonyms: flip out
• Go mad, go crazy.
  • usage: "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
  • synonyms: flip out
• Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action.
  • synonyms: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop

adjective

• Marked by casual disrespect.
  • usage: "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
  • synonyms: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed