noun Download 🔗Share A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. Examples : "The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool." action sport physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. Examples : "The company's sudden flips in marketing strategy confused both customers and employees. " action direction attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A slingshot. Examples : "The boy used his flips to launch pebbles across the playground. " weapon device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out Examples : "Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip." appearance style human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit. Examples : "Real estate investors often finance their next purchase by using the profit earned from previous flips. " property business finance economy asset Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To throw so as to turn over. Examples : "You need to flip the pancake onto the other side." action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger. Examples : "He nervously flips the coin in his hand while waiting for the bus, hoping for heads. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections Examples : "Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016." politics government state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors. Examples : "The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence." law government politics police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. Examples : "The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver." law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To go berserk or crazy. Examples : "When my little brother can't find his favorite toy, he flips out and starts screaming. " mind character attitude human emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit. Examples : "My uncle flips houses in the city; he buys old homes, fixes them up, and then sells them for a higher price. " property business finance economy asset Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0. Examples : "The computer program flips the bit from 0 to 1 when it detects an error. " computing electronics technology technical machine signal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading