Flipped

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flip \Flip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flipped} (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Flipping}.]
     1. To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over
        one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
        [1913 Webster]
  


              As when your little ones
              Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.
                                                    --W. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to
        flip a card over; to flip a pancake.
        [PJC]
  
     3. To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues,
        such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal
        prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant]
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick
        profit. [cant]
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flip \Flip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flipped} (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Flipping}.]
     To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as,
     seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 mixed drink containing a 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; "I don't know what
            to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {toss}]
       2: cause to go on or to be engaged or 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; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flick}]
       6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball";
          "toss me newspaper" [syn: {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
       7: move with a flick or light motion
       8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the
          pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip over}, {turn
          over}]
       9: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was
          being laid off" [syn: {flip out}]
       10: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange},
            {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip-flop}]
       [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flipped
       See {flip}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "flipped":
     balmy, bananas, barmy, bats, batty, beany, bonkers, buggy,
     bughouse, bugs, crackers, cuckoo, daffy, dippy, dotty, flaky,
     freaked-out, fruitcakey, fruity, gaga, goofy, haywire,
     just plain nuts, kooky, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, off the hinges,
     off the track, off the wall, potty, round the bend, screwball,
     screwballs, screwy, slaphappy, wacky