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FLIP OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Go mad, go crazy
Example:
He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off
Synonyms:
flip; flip out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "flip out" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
Example:
he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University
Synonyms:
flip; flip out
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "flip out" is one way to...):
react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
