How do you use the word "flip" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "flip": Flip to the back of the book for the index. Let's flip a coin.

Flip Meaning

/flɪp/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

nounA complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

Sentence Examples

Flip to the back of the book for the index.

Let's flip a coin.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

leaf throw thumb

Antonyms:

respectful

CEFR Practice Quiz

She asked him to ____ the coin to decide who would pay for dinner.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The gymnast performed a perfect ____ in the air before landing gracefully on the soft mat.

Word Origin & History

Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"[…] who looked at Dean a moment, crossed over the stage to him, raised himself on his toes, dashed his own hat firmly down to his ears, and every one on the stage supposed Dean was about to receive a flip on the ear or nose." — 1851, Falconbridge, Dan. Marble: A Biographical Sketch, page 98:

""While that was going on, we were getting organized. There were some fifty or sixty of us to begin with. I took flips in the helicopter, and when I saw signs of a group anywhere, I'd go down and issue a general invitation to come along."" — 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 256:

"He loaded his flip and took careful aim at what he considered to be Emily's most vulnerable spot […]" — 1986, George Scarbrough, A summer ago, page 123:

"What they bring to the table is hard-won brass-tacks knowledge from over fifteen years of personal investing as well as riding shotgun on over 1,000 flips with their clients." — 2007, Rick Villani, Clay Davis, Gary Keller, Flip: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit, page viii:

"In the case of rifles flip is counteracted by the sighting of the weapons, and it is because of flip that the sights cannot be set so that the line of sight is exactly parallel to the axis of the bore." — 1961, Sir Gerald Burrard, The gun. The cartridge, page 224:

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