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Difference Between Flip and Flick

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Flip

To throw or toss with a light brisk motion
Flipped the ball to the pitcher.

Flick

A light quick blow, jerk, or touch
A flick of the wrist.
Gave my horse a flick with the reins.

Flip

To toss in the air, imparting a spin
Flip a coin.

Flick

The sound accompanying this motion.

Flip

To cause to turn over or around, especially with a light quick motion
Flip over a card.
Flipped the pancake with a spatula.
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Flick

A light splash, dash, or daub.

Flip

To turn through (papers, for example); leaf
Flipped the pages of the report.

Flick

A movie.

Flip

To strike quickly or lightly; flick
Flipped me on the shoulder with his finger.

Flick

To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip
Flicked him with his hand.
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Flip

To move or act on with a quick motion
Flip a switch.
Flipped open her briefcase.

Flick

To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk
The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.

Flip

To change or reverse (one's position or attitude).

Flick

To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow
Flicked the lint off the coat.

Flip

To buy and resell (a house, for example) in a short period of time for a profit.

Flick

To move in sudden or jerky manner
A horse's mane flicking in the wind.

Flip

To turn over from one side to another or end over end
The canoe flipped over.

Flick

To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers
Flick through a book.
Flick through a crate of old records.

Flip

To turn a somersault, especially in the air.

Flick

A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.

Flip

To move up and down in twists and turns
Fish flipping about in the net.

Flick

(informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
Want to go to the flicks tonight?

Flip

To move quickly and lightly; snap
The lid flipped open.

Flick

(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

Flip

To leaf; browse
Flipped through the catalogue.

Flick

(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.

Flip

To change one's mind, especially on a political position.

Flick

The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.

Flip

To go crazy.

Flick

A flitch.
A flick of bacon

Flip

To react strongly and especially enthusiastically
I flipped over the new car.

Flick

A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second

Flip

A flick or tap.

Flick

A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address.

Flip

A short, quick movement
A flip of the wrist.

Flick

To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
Flick one's hair
To flick the dirt from boots

Flip

A somersault.

Flick

To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.

Flip

(Informal) A reversal; a flipflop.

Flick

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

Flip

A mixed drink made with any of various alcoholic beverages and often including beaten eggs.

Flick

To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.

Flip

Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent
A flip answer to a serious question.

Flick

A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.

Flip

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.

Flick

A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.

Flip

A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

Flick

A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.

Flip

(archaic) A fillip or light blow.

Flick

A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
He gave it a flick with his finger
He felt the flick of a whip

Flip

(dated) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
I don't care a flip for what he says.

Flick

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
They went to a movie every Saturday night
The film was shot on location

Flip

A slingshot.

Flick

Flash intermittently;
The lights flicked on and off

Flip

A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

Flick

Look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

Flip

(informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

Flick

Cause to move with a flick;
He flicked his Bic

Flip

The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.

Flick

Throw or toss with a quick motion;
Flick a piece of paper across the table
Jerk his head

Flip

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").

Flick

Shine unsteadily;
The candle flickered

Flip

(transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

Flick

Twitch or flutter;
The paper flicked

Flip

(transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.

Flick

Cause to make a snapping sound;
Snap your fingers

Flip

To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.

Flick

Touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
Flicked him with his hand

Flip

To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.

Flick

Remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)

Flip

To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.

Flip

To go berserk or crazy.
I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.

Flip

To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.

Flip

To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.

Flip

To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

Flip

To hand over or pass along.

Flip

To switch to another task, etc.

Flip

Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.

Flip

Sarcastic.

Flip

(informal) Disrespectful, flippant.
Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!

Flip

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

Flip

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.
As when your little onesDo 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.

Flip

To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.

Flip

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.

Flip

To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit.

Flip

To become insane or irrational; - often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.

Flip

An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Flip

Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

Flip

The act of flipping a coin

Flip

A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

Flip

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
The pass was fumbled

Flip

Lightly throw to see which side comes up;
I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

Flip

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
Switch on the light
Throw the lever

Flip

Look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

Flip

Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Flip

Cause to move with a flick;
He flicked his Bic

Flip

Throw or toss with a light motion;
Flip me the beachball
Toss me newspaper

Flip

Move with a flick or light motion

Flip

Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse;
Flip over the pork chop
Turn over the pancakes

Flip

Go mad, go crazy;
He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

Flip

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Flip

Marked by casual disrespect;
A flip answer to serious question
The student was kept in for impudent behavior

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