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flip

/flɪp/ sustantivo B2

En español: volteo, cambio de sentido, preposteración, alas

  1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. (countable, uncountable) · We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.· The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
  2. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A whit or jot; the tiniest amount. (countable, dated, uncountable) · I don't care a flip for what he says.
  4. A short flight. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A slingshot. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
  6. A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out. (countable, uncountable) · Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
  7. The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit. (countable, informal, uncountable)
  8. The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing. (uncountable)

Plural flips

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The main goal is to make the heavy log flip over perfectly.
The Highland Games, p. 1 · B1

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