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Verb flip has 10 senses
- flip, toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
--1 is one way to turn
Sample sentence:
They flip the coin
- throw, flip, switch - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
--2 is one way to engage, mesh, lock, operate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
--3 is one way to peruse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- flip, twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
--4 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- flip, flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
--5 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- flip, toss, sky, pitch - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
--6 is one way to fling
Sample sentence:
The children flip the ball
- flip - move with a flick or light motion
--7 is one way to propel, impel
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- flip, flip over, turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
--8 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- flip, flip out - go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
--9 is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
--10 is one way to change by reversal, turn, reverse
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
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