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# flip

verb (flip, flips, flipped, flipping); noun (a flip, flips)

«flip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To flip something is to turn it over quickly, like a coin or a pancake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#m1)
2. A flip is a jump where you turn over in the air, like a gymnast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#m2)
3. To flip a switch is to turn it on or off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#m3)
4. To flip through a book is to turn the pages quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#m4)
5. To flip a shape in maths is to reflect it, like in a mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#m5)

### In the lessons

maths: an action in probability problems (flipping a coin: heads or tails, two equal outcomes) and in counting turns; flipping (reflecting) a shape keeps its size; also flips done by a gymnast; everyday life: flip pancakes, flip through a magazine, flip-flops; PE: gymnastics

### Examples

- Sam flips a coin 20 times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x1)
- It lands on heads 12 times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x2)
- Mia did 3 flips on the mat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x3)
- Dad flipped 8 pancakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x4)
- Flip the shape over the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x5)
- Flip the switch to turn on the light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x6)
- She flipped through the comic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x7)
- He wore flip-flops at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/#x8)

### Note

Usually just the thing counted (flips, coin flips); with a coin it hints at two equal outcomes, heads or tails. Trap: «flipped» a shape does not change its size or area. Double the p: flipped, flipping.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flip.html) on Mova free.