flip-flop
noun
- ☆ an acrobatic spring backward from the feet to the hands and back to the feet
- an abrupt change, as to an opposite opinion
- a flapping noise
- thong (sense )
- Electronics a circuit having two stable states and remaining in one until a signal causes it to switch to the other
intransitive verb flip-flopped, flip-flopping
to do a flip-flop
See flip-flop in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flĭpˈflŏpˌ)
noun- The movement or sound of repeated flapping.
- Informal A reversal, as of a stand or position: a foreign policy flip-flop.
- A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.
- A backward somersault or handspring.
- Electronics An electronic circuit or mechanical device capable of assuming either of two stable states, especially a computer circuit used to store a single bit of information.
verb flip-flopped flip-flopped,
flip-flop·ping,
flip-flops verb, intransitive- To move back and forth between two conditions or circumstances, sometimes repeatedly: “The weather has flip-flopped between sweltering heat and violent storms” (New York Times).
- To reverse a stand or position: “With the board having flip-flopped over zoning issues in the last several years, residents are looking to this fall's election for clarity” (Eugene L. Meyer).
- To execute a backward somersault or handspring.
verb, transitive To move from one position to the reverse or opposite: The coach flip-flopped the linemen.
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