- flip⇄expr. flip out, (Slang.)
a. to lose one's mind; go crazy.
Ex. Kingsley Hall ... an anti-hospital in London where ""people who flipped out, or near to it, could stay and go through whatever they had to go through without drugs [or] electric s - flip⇄expr. flip up, to flip a coin in the air to decide a chance.
Ex. The two great men could flip up to see which should have the second place (New York Herald Tribune). - flip⇄flip (1), verb, flipped,flipping,noun.
- flip⇄flip (2), noun.
a hot drink containing beer, cider, or the like, with sugar, egg, and spice, usually nutmeg. - flip⇄flip (3), adjective.
(Informal.) flippant.
Ex. She's a flip young thing. - FLIP⇄FLIP(no periods),
Floating Instrument Platform (a manned oceanographic research vessel).
Ex. The FLIP ... can be towed to a suitable site and upended by partial flooding (New Scientist). - flip⇄noun 1. a smart tap; snap.
Ex. The cat gave the kitten a flip on the ear.
2. a sudden jerk or movement.
Ex. Since there was a tie, the winner was picked by the flip of a coin.
3. a dive in which the body turns completely over be - flip⇄v.i. 1. to flick.
Ex. The stagecoach driver flipped at a fly with his whip.
2. to turn or move with a jerk.
Ex. The branch flipped back and scratched his face. He flipped through the pages of the book, looking for pictures.
3. t - flip⇄v.t. 1. to toss or move with a snap of the finger and thumb; flick.
Ex. He flipped a coin on the counter.
2. to turn or move quickly or with a jerk.
Ex. She flipped her fan shut. I flipped the pages of the magazine to find an interesti