FLIP
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Flip (flĭp), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
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Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
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Flip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (flĭpt); 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.
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As when your little ones
Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.
W. Browne.
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2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.
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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]
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4. (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [cant]
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Flip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (flĭpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.] To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.
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