an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
flip
How to use flip in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for flip.
Editorial note
And that a "dead heat" doesn't mean it's a coin flip. In hindsight, it seems almost ludicrous that it hasn't gained greater traction before.
Quick take
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of flip gathered in one view.
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for flip.
noun
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
See also: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting
noun
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
noun
a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
noun
the act of flipping a coin
See also: toss
noun
a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
noun
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
verb
lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
See also: toss
verb
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
verb
look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
verb
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
See also: twitch
verb
cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
See also: flick
verb
throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
verb
move with a flick or light motion
verb
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
verb
react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
verb
go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
See also: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop
adjective
marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
See also: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed
Example sentences
And that a "dead heat" doesn't mean it's a coin flip. In hindsight, it seems almost ludicrous that it hasn't gained greater traction before.
The banks buy at $26 and then immidiately flip for north of $40. This lines their pockets and passes the problem down the line once more to joe public.
Apply i on = flip conjugate Now you'd have to set up invertibles for all the usual foo/unfoo pairs of functions. Assume that has been done.
But if you flip that statement on its head, the equivalent is "The web has finally caught up with what we could do on a 1997 desktop!"
> "unique built-in eraser"\n> "unique sensor lets you flip Pencil to erase" Yeah, the crappy Wacom knockoff I bought in 1998 had the same thing. Wacoms have the same thing.
Rather, my blood pressure went through the roof and my body decided to flip the reset button. I took blood pressure medication for awhile and, with my doctor's help, eventually got off of it.
On the flip side, when Adobe fixes Valasek or Ormandy's bug, they're going to say that right away. Believe it or not, vulnerability researchers like it when vendors fix their bugs; it's part of how you keep score.
The flip side of the "punish bad behaviour" coin is "reward correct behaviour". Maybe it was, as many commenters are suggesting, just the public shaming that got Newegg to act, but maybe not...
On the flip side, if you are lax on insulin, your blood sugar might hover around 250 for months, and you will feel close to normal. Having a blood glucose this high on a long term basis will have long term effects that are what kill most diabetics in the long run.
On the flip side, long story short, I had a CT scan done on my chest that checked out fine, but the doctor that reviewed it said I might have and unrelated problem - Patent Ductus Syndrome. Nothing heart surgery and a lifetime of supply of Coumadin couldn't fix.
And that flipped the trouble switch. Apparently there is an automated system in Expedia, if you dispute their charge with you CC company, they automatically flip it to a collections agency.
You should not entertain any illusions that you can flip the switch and watch this system work perfectly, and that you will therefore be able to avoid confusing people with many changes over a lengthy period of time. Tweaking will almost certainly be required.
Or to flip it around, I opt out because I happen to know something that the TSA doesn't: I pose no risk to the aircraft, and scanning me in no way makes the aircraft safer. I can therefore assert with absolute certainty that my opting out poses less risk to the travelling public than being scanned poses a risk to me.
And because of that, a new leader will be elected, they'll flip the switch, say that because of the crisis, because of the dangers that we face in the world, some new and unpredicted threat, we need more authority, we need more power, and there will be nothing the people can do at that point to oppose it. It will be turnkey tyranny.
They are now out of business, but they did so by leveraging the existence of the development contracts to flip the company to a bigger company that didn't realize it was buying a pig in a poke. The three owners of the privately held company were sociopaths who then took off with the acquisition money.
On the flip side, you could go about doing what you're doing under the presumption nobody is maliciously targeting your user base. In this scenario, it's possible you have a couple bad actors that see a net benefit greater than your bug bounties and are silently stealing and selling supposedly secure code from your users.
If by "if-by-whiskey" you mean the fallacious, flip-flopping, cowardly practice of pandering, then certainly I am against it. But, if when you say "if-by-whiskey" you mean the circumspect, open-minded, responsive practice of consideration, then I am certainly for it.
I'm not sure anyone should expect to be able to run a substantial business off their home internet connection without buying a business-class connection - nor does this decision by Google somehow imply they've "flip-flopped" on net-neutrality. I run a little game-server from my RaspberryPi at home.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use flip in a sentence?
And that a "dead heat" doesn't mean it's a coin flip. In hindsight, it seems almost ludicrous that it hasn't gained greater traction before.
What does flip mean?
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
What part of speech is flip?
flip is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.