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FLIP-FLOP
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Irregular inflected forms: flip-flopped , flip-flopping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A backward somersault
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
Synonyms:
flip-flop; thong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
sandal (a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A decision to reverse an earlier decision
Synonyms:
change of mind; flip-flop; reversal; turnabout; turnaround
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flip-flop"):
afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought (thinking again about a choice previously made)
Derivation:
flip-flop (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms:
alternate; flip; flip-flop; interchange; switch; tack
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "flip-flop" is one way to...):
change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
flip-flop (a decision to reverse an earlier decision)
