flip vs leaf

flip

noun
  • A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. 

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

  • 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 

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

  • A slingshot. 

  • A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. 

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

intj
  • Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error. 

verb
  • To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. 

  • To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors. 

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

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

  • To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees. 

  • To throw so as to turn over. 

  • To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger. 

  • To hand over or pass along. 

  • To go berserk or crazy. 

  • To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections. 

  • To switch to another task, etc. 

adj
  • Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose. 

  • Sarcastic. 

  • Disrespectful, flippant. 

leaf

noun
  • A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement. 

  • Anything resembling the leaf of a plant. 

  • A flat section used to extend the size of a table. 

  • One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. 

  • The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat. 

  • A Canadian person. 

  • The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. 

  • A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin. 

  • A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into. 

  • A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf). 

  • Tea leaves. 

  • In a tree, a node that has no descendants. 

  • Cannabis. 

verb
  • To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves. 

  • To produce leaves; put forth foliage. 

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