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    • flip :lightly throw to see which side comes up
      • I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

    • flip :marked by casual disrespect
      • a flip answer to serious question|the student was kept in for impudent behavior

    • flip :cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
      • switch on the light|throw the lever

    • flip :a sudden, quick movement
      • with a flip of the wrist|the fish flipped over

    • flip :look through a book or other written material
      • He thumbed through the report|She leafed through the volume

    • flip :cause to move with a flick
      • he flicked his Bic

    • flip :(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
      • the pass was fumbled

    • flip :throw or toss with a light motion
      • flip me the beachball|toss me newspaper

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