Definition of "flip" in 英语

noun

1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

   • We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
   • The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.

2. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

3. (archaic) A fillip or light blow.

4. (dated) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.

   • I don't care a flip for what he says.

5. (US, slang) A slingshot.

6. 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

   • Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

7. (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

8. (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.

verb

1. (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.

   • You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

2. (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

   • If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.

3. (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.

   • Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.

4. (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

   • The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.

5. (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

   • The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.

6. (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.

   • I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.

7. (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

   • 1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I got a silver ring with a "B" on it for Beatles. I really flip for those excellent guys.

8. (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.