FLIPPED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

marked by casual disrespect

Example: a flip answer to serious question; the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

Example: the pass was fumbled

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of flipping a coin

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden, quick movement

Example: with a flip of the wrist; the fish flipped over

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

Example: flip over the pork chop; turn over the pancakes

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

move with a flick or light motion

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

Example: switch on the light; throw the lever

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

throw or toss with a light motion

Example: flip me the beachball; toss me newspaper

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

lightly throw to see which side comes up

Example: I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

cause to move with a flick

Example: he flicked his Bic

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Verb

toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

look through a book or other written material

Example: He thumbed through the report; She leafed through the volume

Meaning 17

Part of speech: Verb

go mad, go crazy

Example: He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

Meaning 18

Part of speech: Verb

react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

Example: he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University