Flip /(flĭp)/

Flip

n.
  1. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

Phrases & Compounds

Flip dog
an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.

Flip

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping

  1. To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
    As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.
    — W. Browne.
  2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.
  3. To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant]
  4. To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. (Finance) [cant]

Flip

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping

  1. To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.