- impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
Antonym: respectful (indirect, via disrespectful)
- somersault, somersaulting, flip - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
--1 is a kind of tumble
--1 has particulars: flip-flop - flip - hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
--2 is a kind of mixed drink
- flip, toss - the act of flipping a coin
--3 is a kind of throw
Derived form: verb flip1 - flip - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
--4 is a kind of dive, diving
- pass, toss, flip - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
--5 is a kind of throw
--5 has particulars: centering, snapDerived forms: verb flip6, verb flip5, verb flip4 - flip, toss - the act of flipping a coin
- flip, toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
--1 is one way to turn
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun flip3
They flip the coin
- throw, flip, switch - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
--2 is one way to engage, mesh, lock, operate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
--3 is one way to peruse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- flip, twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
--4 is one way to move
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun flip5
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- flip, flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
--5 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun flip5
Somebody ----s something
- flip, toss, sky, pitch - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
--6 is one way to fling
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun flip5
The children flip the ball
- flip - move with a flick or light motion
--7 is one way to propel, impel
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun flipper1, noun flipper2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- flip, flip over, turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
--8 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- flip, flip out - go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
--9 is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
--10 is one way to change by reversal, turn, reverse
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s something