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flip
What does flip mean?
flip (verb): to throw so as to turn over.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use flip in a sentence?
- You need to flip the pancake onto the other side. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce flip?
/flɪp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flip come from?
Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of flip?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “flip”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “flip” mean?
send via the postal service
Not quite: that's what mail means.
obtain or provide money for
Not quite: that's what finance means.
to throw so as to turn over
Right! That's what “flip” means.
to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “flip”?
show
Not quite: show means something else.
give
Not quite: give means something else.
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
toss
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