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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flip \Flip\ (fl[i^]p), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. {Flippant}.] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster] {Flip dog}, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip. [1913 Webster] 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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: flip adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}] n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault}, {somerset}, {summersault}, {summerset}, {somersaulting}, {flip}] 2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg 3: a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over" 4: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {flip}, {toss}] 5: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water 6: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss}, {flip}] 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: {flip}, {toss}] 2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {flip}, {switch}] 3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}] 4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: {flip}, {twitch}] 5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flip}, {flick}] 6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {flip}, {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}, {flip over}, {turn over}] 9: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" [syn: {flip}, {flip out}] 10: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: {flip}, {flip out}] 11: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip- flop}] From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: flip collar