资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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}]
     [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

flip
     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}]
     [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

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: {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}]

flipping
     See {flip}