flip

Examples

• All

• Subjects started the 18-hole putting match after the order was determined by a flip of a coin.

  Academic text (1996)

• My fate decided by the flip of a coin?

  She's Gotta Have It (1986)

• If you tell them just once, it's really a coin flip on whether they will hear it.

  DoctorRamani

• And to start, let's do a coin flip to decide who gets the ball first.

• The authors contributed equally to this research; the order of authorship was determined by a coin flip.

  Academic text (2007)

• Sportscaster (V.O.): The prosecution wins the flip of the coin and elects to kick things off.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Let's resolve this dispute with a simple flip of a coin.

• The decision came down to the flip of a coin to see who would go first.

• In a game of chance, a flip can change everything.

Synonyms

T

toss

vsflip

33 1.0

An act of throwing a coin into the air to decide something

is a quick turn or small throw used to make a choice

T

turning

vsflip

22 2.5

A change of direction in a road or path

is specifically a quick action used to decide by changing an item's face

C

coin toss

vsflip

17 2.4

A way to decide something by flipping a coin and seeing which side lands up

is a quick turning or small throw to choose between options

T

toss of a coin

vsflip

1 2.9

A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin

is a quick motion that turns something over to decide

Antonyms

S

to stand still

75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

Idioms

F

to flip the bird

• Offensive

1 9.9

To show anger by holding up the middle finger at someone

F

to flip your lid

• Informal

1 8.6

To suddenly become very angry and lose control

F

to flip one's wig

• Informal

9.9

To suddenly become very angry and lose control of yourself

F

to flip one's lid

• Informal

9.1

To become suddenly very angry and lose control

F

to flip the bitch switch

• Offensive

9.9

To suddenly become very angry and behave in a mean way

W

what the flip

• Informal

9.9

A short phrase people use to show surprise or disbelief without a bad word

Compounds

F

flip side

41 4.1

The other side of something that shows a different, often negative, effect

F

flip-flop

26 2.5

An open sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the second toe

F

flip-flop

• Literature

12 6.7

A sudden change in opinion or policy that reverses an earlier decision

F

flip chart

1 3.4

A pad of large paper with sheets held at the top for showing ideas by flipping each sheet

F

flip-flop

• Specialized

1 8.1

An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information

Surface Forms

Etymology