flip
US: /ˈfɫɪp/
UK: /flˈɪp/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
flip /flip/- danh từ
- Flíp (bia trộn rượu pha đường hâm nóng)
- Flíp (bia trộn rượu pha đường hâm nóng)
- danh từ
- cái búng
- cái vụt nhẹ; cú đánh nhẹ mà đau
- (thông tục) chuyến bay ngắn
- ngoại động từ
- búng
- to flip a coin: búng đồng tiền
- to flip somebody's ear: búng tai ai
- đánh nhẹ
- quất nhẹ (roi), phẩy (quạt); giật giật (mồi câu)
- búng
- nội động từ
- bật bật ngón tay
- quất, vụt
- to flip at something with a whip: vụt roi vào cái gì
- to flip up
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tung đồng tiền (xem sấp ngửa để chọn bên trong cuộc thi đấu...)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun, adjective+ verb (-pp-)
1 to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make sth do this: [V] The plane flipped and crashed. + (figurative) She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.). + [VN] He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case.
2 [VN] ~ sth (on / off) to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off
Synonym: FLICK
to flip a switch + She reached over and flipped off the light.
3 [VN +adv./prep.] to throw sth somewhere using your thumb and/or fingers: They flipped a coin to decide who would get the ticket. + He flipped the keys onto the desk.
4 [V] ~ (out) (informal) to become very angry, excited or unable to think clearly: She finally flipped under the pressure. + He completely flipped when he saw the mess in the kitchen.
Idioms: flip your lid (informal) to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing: She'll flip her lid when she finds out.
Phrasal Verbs: flip over to turn onto the other side or upside down: The car hit a tree and flipped over. + He flipped over and sat up.
flip sth<->over to turn sth onto the other side or upside down: The wind flipped over several cars.
flip through sth to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything: She flipped through the magazine looking for the letters page.
+ noun
1 [C] a small quick hit with a part of the body that causes sth to turn over: The whole thing was decided on the flip of a coin.
2 [C] a movement in which the body turns over in the air: The handstand was followed by a back flip. + (figurative) Her heart did a flip.
3 [sing.] ~ through sth a quick look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc: I had a quick flip through the report while I was waiting.
+ adjective (informal) = FLIPPANT: a flip answer / comment + Don't be flip with me.(also informal flip) + adjective
showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should: a flippant answer / attitude + Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant. + You can't afford to be flippant about such matters.
flippancy noun [U]: His flippancy conceals a deep insecurity.
flippantly adverb: 'Oh dear,' he said flippantly.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 toss, flick, snap, flop, turn, twist, spin:
Flip a coin to see who goes first.
2 anger, become angry or furious, go mad, go crazy, go berserk, US also flip out, Colloq go off the deep end, lose one's cool, Slang flip one's lid or Brit top, Brit freak, US freak out, lose it:
Father flipped when I said I was quitting college.
Concise dictionary
flipped|flipping|flips|flipper|flippestflɪpnoun
+an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
+hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
+the act of flipping a coin
+a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
+(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
verb
+lightly throw to see which side comes up
+cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
+look through a book or other written material
+toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
+cause to move with a flick
+throw or toss with a light motion
+move with a flick or light motion
+turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
+go mad, go crazy
+reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
adj.
+marked by casual disrespect
