Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flip"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flip \Flip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flipping}.]
To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip
their cherry stones. --W. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flip \Flip\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a
slight blow. Cf. {Flippant}.]
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot
iron.
{Flip dog}, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flip
adj : marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}]
n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
(either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault},
{somersaulting}]
2: hot or cold alcoholic drink containing beaten egg
3: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {toss}]
4: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the
water
5: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of
your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss}]
v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up, as of coins; "I
don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn:
{toss}]
2: cause to go on or t be engaged; set in operation; "switch on
the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {switch}]
3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
{flick}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in
the air [syn: {twitch}]
5: cause to move with a flick [syn: {flick}]
6: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {jerk}, {flick}]
7: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball";
"toss me newspaper" [syn: {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
8: move with a flick [syn: {flick}]
9: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip a coin";
"turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip over}, {turn over}]
10: reverse, as of direction or attitude [syn: {interchange}, {switch},
{alternate}, {flip-flop}]
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