flip vs turtle

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. 

turtle

noun
  • A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk". 

  • A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit. 

  • A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program. 

  • An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above. 

  • A low stand for a lamp etc. 

  • An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing. 

  • A marine reptile of that order. 

  • The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. 

  • Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. 

verb
  • To turn and swim upside down. 

  • To hunt turtles, especially in the water. 

  • To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy. 

  • To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down. 

  • To move along slowly. 

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