Noun

• S: (n) somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
• S: (n) flip (hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg)
• S: (n) flip (a sudden, quick movement) "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
• S: (n) flip, toss (the act of flipping a coin)
• S: (n) flip (a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water)
• S: (n) pass, toss, flip ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team) "the pass was fumbled"

Verb

• S: (v) flip, toss (lightly throw to see which side comes up) "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) throw, flip, switch (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation) "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
• S: (v) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff (look through a book or other written material) "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
• S: (v) flip, twitch (toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air)
• S: (v) flip, flick (cause to move with a flick) "he flicked his Bic"
• S: (v) flip, toss, sky, pitch (throw or toss with a light motion) "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
• S: (v) flip (move with a flick or light motion)
• S: (v) flip, flip over, turn over (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse) "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
• S: (v) flip, flip out (react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way) "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
• S: (v) flip, flip out (go mad, go crazy) "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
• S: (v) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))

Adjective

• S: (adj) impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip (marked by casual disrespect) "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"