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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Probably from the sound |
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flip1
past tense and past participle flipped, present participle flipping
past tense and past participle flipped, present participle flipping1 to move something with a quick sudden movement so that it is in a different position : 
He flipped the top off the bottle and poured himself a drink.
move
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]He flipped the top off the bottle and poured himself a drink.2 to make a flat object such as a coin go upwards and turn over in the air [= toss]: There's quite an art to flipping pancakes.
turn in the air
[transitive]There's quite an art to flipping pancakes.3 to suddenly become very angry or upset [= lose it]: I just flipped and started shouting.
angry
[intransitive] informalI just flipped and started shouting.4 to move a switch so that a machine or piece of electrical equipment starts or stops [= flick]:
turn a switch
[transitive]5 to turn the pages of a book or newspaper quickly, especially because you are looking for something : He picked up the newspaper and flipped straight to the sports pages.
turn pages
[intransitive and transitive]He picked up the newspaper and flipped straight to the sports pages.6 to suddenly become very angry [= go crazy]: Mom flipped her lid when she found out I was pregnant.
flip your lid
informalMom flipped her lid when she found out I was pregnant.flip somebody ↔ off
phrasal verb also flip somebody the bird to make a rude sign at someone by lifting up your middle finger and keeping your other fingers down
