to flip over

Examples

• All

• You gotta flip it over.

  Boyz n the Hood (1991)

• OK, let's flip the brush over and now let's blend this in.

• Because if you flip the record over, we make the rules.

• Take it home, flip it over and sleep for eight hours.

  Desired (2015)

• All right, now I can flip this over and just attach the top pieces.

• But our game only flips the cards over when we tap on them.

• You click on cards and they flip over and you're just trying to match them.

• Once you see that they're nice and golden, you want to flip them over just like that.

• You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back.

  Blade Runner (1982)

• You don't have to worry about it burning up this way, just flip it over after a minute.

  Limbo (1999)

Synonyms

F

to flip

vsto flip over

354 1.8

To turn or toss something quickly with a light hand movement

is a rapid reversal of which side faces up rather than a slow turn

T

to turn over

vsto flip over

31 2.6

Flip something so the other side faces up

focuses more on a quick reversal of up versus down sides

O

to overturn

vsto flip over

30 4.1

Make something flip so it is upside down or on its side

emphasizes a swift flip to reverse top and bottom rather than gradual turning

R

to roll over

vsto flip over

30 1.4

To turn your body or an object so the other side faces up

is about a quick reversal rather than a rolling motion

I

to invert

vsto flip over

28 4.8

Turn something upside down, inside out, or change its usual order

is specifically about a quick change of which side faces up

T

to tip over

vsto flip over

27 3.0

Make something fall from a standing position

is about a quick purposeful reversal rather than causing a fall

U

to upturn

vsto flip over

1 4.5

To turn something so its bottom faces up

is about reversing the up side quickly rather than focusing on bottom becoming top

F

to flippin

vsto flip over

• Informal

1 8.8

Turn something over quickly, for example a pancake or page

is the standard expression for the same quick reversal

T

to tump over

vsto flip over

• UK

8.2

To make something that stands fall over

is a quicker, controlled reversal of which side faces up rather than an accidental fall

Antonyms

S

to stay put

• Informal

133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

H

to hold steady

17 2.9

Keep something or someone in place and still

How Quickly

to overturn

30 4.1

to flip over

41 2.5

to turn over

31 2.6

to roll over

30 1.4

to tilt

147 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology