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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 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 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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     vb.
     (infl of en flip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     vb.
     (infl of en flip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     vb.
     (infl of en flip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     vb.
     (infl of en flip  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f lip ped)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  flipped
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en flip ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb flip)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Flipped /flˈɪpt/
  مقلّب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/ 
  obrácený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/ 
  přepnutý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/ 
  převrácený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/
  einen Klaps gegeben, geklapst
   see: flip sb./sth., flipping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/
  geblättert
        "He picked up the newspaper and flipped straight to the sports pages."  - Er nahm die Zeitung und blätterte gleich zu den Sportseiten.
   see: flip, flipping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/
  geschnipst, geschnellt
   see: flip, flipping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  flipped /flˈɪpt/
  gewendet, umgedreht
   see: flip, flipping
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɫɪpt/

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

  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
  
  

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