flipped
翻转的,翻转,翻转了,翻开的
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flipped, flip·ping.
- : to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- : to move suddenly or jerkily.
- : to turn over, especially with a short rapid gesture: to flip pancakes with a spatula.
- : to cause to switch from one political party or candidate to another: Republicans flipped the Senate and increased their majority in the House.
- : Slang. to provide incriminating evidence about; inform on: I only work with people I know won’t flip me.to turn into an informer: The prosecutor will try to flip the defendant in exchange for a reduced sentence.
- : to buy and sell for a quick profit: The buyer flipped the house for double what he paid for it, just nine months after renovations were completed.
- : to change: Federal courts had ruled the practice unconstitutional, but an appeals judge flipped the decision.
- : Slang. to make insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited.
- : Finance. to resell, especially quickly, or to refinance, as a mortgage loan.
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flipped, flip·ping.
- : to make a flicking movement; strike at something smartly or sharply; snap.
- : to move oneself with or as if with flippers: The seals flipped along the beach.
- : to move with a jerk or jerks.
- : to turn over or perform a somersault in the air.
- : to switch from one political party or candidate to another: Formerly Democratic, our state has flipped to become red. Last November, most state legislatures saw fewer than five seats flip one way or the other.
- : Slang to provide incriminating evidence about an associate or accomplice; inform on: They wanted me to flip on the guy who sold me the drugs.
- : to change one’s opinion, stance, or way of thinking:The CEO has been accused of flipping on the issue of employee vacation time.
- : to shift from one state, position, etc., to another: My mood seems to flip 180 degrees without any obvious triggers.
- : Slang. to react to something in an excited, astonished, or delighted manner: He really flipped over his new girlfriend.to become insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited.
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- : an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- : a sudden jerk.
- : a somersault, especially one performed in the air: a back flip off the diving board.
- : Cards. a variety of seven-card stud in which each player receives the first four cards facedown and selects two of them to expose before receiving the next card.
- : Slang. flip side.
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Examples
Before any flips were made, the Birds had a 50 percent chance of winning.
No judgment, and same here, if you flipped to the end to find out how it all stops.
Horford now looms as an intriguing chip for Presti, who loves nothing more than flipping players he has acquired by trade.
Often that’s because the expectation is that the organization will be stripped down to the studs while the new management looks for an opportunity to quickly flip the property for a healthy payday.
In fact, Democrats flipped three seats on the five-person board in 2020, leaving it with five Democrats and no Republicans.
He flipped the two women onto their stomachs, flex-cuffing their wrists.
The areas that were once the most food stable flipped on their heads when Ebola arrived, and are now the least.
First, the amazing and oft-commented upon speed at which public opinion has flipped.
I flipped through Google Images and found about 50 shots of Affleck giving that kind of smile in public situations.
She reached around my hip and flipped up the depressed red button on my individual alarm.
Then he crossed to the door, flipped the light switch to the off position, and looked back in the direction of the corpse.
Glaring at me sullenly, he flipped the knife toward the fire and resumed his attitude of abstraction.
He flipped through the pages faster, reading brief snatches here and there, afraid to spend too much time on any one item.
Then Stewart lighted a cigar, and flipped the burned out match almost into his unseen companion's face.
He moved a little aside, also finding the fire hot, and flipped his cigarette ash into the fender.