pass
toss
flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team, the pass was fumbled |
flop
collapse | the act of throwing yourself down, he landed on the bed with a great flop |
somersault
somerset
summersault
summerset
somersaulting
flip | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
| flip-flop | a backward somersault |
| Fosbury flop | jumping over the bar backwards and head first |
belly flop
belly flopper
belly whop
belly whopper | a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water |
| flip | a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water |
| flip toss | the act of flipping a coin |
| flip | a sudden, quick movement, with a flip of the wrist, the fish flipped over |
| flip-flop | an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states |
| flip-flop thong | a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe |
reversal
change of mind
flip-flop
turnabout
turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
| flip chart | a chart with several sheets hinged at the top, sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially |
flop
bust
fizzle | a complete failure, the play was a dismal flop |
| flip | hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg |
flop
dud
washout | someone who is unsuccessful |
floating-point operation
flop | an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers, this computer can perform a million flops per second |
| flip side | a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect), the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control, on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition |
interchange
tack switch
alternate flip
flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
| flip d flip out | go mad, go crazy, He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off |
flip
flip out | react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way, he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University |
flip flip over
turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse, flip over the pork chop, turn over the pancakes |
| flip | move with a flick or light motion |
| throw flip switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation, switch on the light, throw the lever |
flip
toss sky
pitch | throw or toss with a light motion, flip me the beachball, toss me newspaper |
e flip one's lid
blow up
throw a fit
hit the roof
hit the ceiling
have kittens
have a fit
combust
blow one's stack
fly off the handle
flip one's wig
lose one's temper
blow a fuse
go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
flip
toss | lightly throw to see which side comes up, I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin! |
| flip flick | cause to move with a flick, he flicked his Bic |
| flip twitch | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| belly-flop | dive so that one hits the water with one's belly |
| flop | fall suddenly and abruptly |
| flop | fall loosely, He flopped into a chair |
| flick a flip a thumb a riffle a leaf a riff | look through a book or other written material, He thumbed through the report, She leafed through the volume |
fall through
fall flat
founder
flop | fail utterly, collapse, The project foundered |
impudent
insolent
snotty-nosed
flip | marked by casual disrespect, a flip answer to serious question, the student was kept in for impudent behavior |
| right flop ,un | exactly, he fell flop on his face |
| flip-flap | with repeated strokes and noise, something going flip-flap in the night |
| flop | with a flopping sound, he tumbled flop into the mud |