flip
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3.7
- noun
- /flɪp/
:
salto mortal
- You got a bunch of people doing flips and acrobatics.
- a back flip
- a front flip
- a twisting flip
You got a bunch of people doing flips and acrobatics.
- You got a bunch of people doing flips and acrobatics.
- And while in the air, I'll, I'll do a flip and I don't land on my feet.
- I was like, man, you know, I'd seen people try double flips.
- But no, Stevo comes over and he's going to jump off the roof and do a flip, I think, into the pool.
- So it looked like I'd done the moonlight flip, flip, flip, moonlight flip.
Examples
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'cause I can do a flip.
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I felt triumphant the first time I did a successful flip, but it was also kind of a shock.
Academic text (2009) -
So doing that back flip was really awesome.
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Yeah, she was-- she was performing an aerial flip.
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I want to say that I was doing flips on the bed and then I fell off.
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Still holding the broken branch, she completes a perfect flip and lands on her feet.
Fiction book (1992) -
I go to the skate park every day to work on flips, stay in shape, and try out new tricks.
Academic text (2009) -
Dirk dives off the board and does a perfect flip in slow motion.
Fiction book (1997) -
Facing the ceiling, knees bent and back straight, she executes a couple of lateral flips.
Academic text (2017) -
The gymnast executed a perfect flip during her routine, impressing the judges with her skill.
Synonyms
46
2.9
A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body
16
2.8
A movement where a person turns head over heels in the air or on the ground
1
5.3
To turn all the way in the air and land on your feet
1
6.1
An impressive, daring physical move by a performer that shows balance and agility
To roll or flip your body so your feet go over your head and you land standing
A full body turn where your feet go over your head and you land on your feet
Idioms
- Informal
A short phrase people use to show surprise or disbelief without a bad word
Compounds
1
3.4
A pad of large paper with sheets held at the top for showing ideas by flipping each sheet
- Specialized
1
8.1
An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flip for an acrobatic turn comes from the same quick turning idea — a fast 'flip' of the body in the air. So a flip is an energetic turn or somersault where the body turns over quickly.