FLIP-FLOP (flip-flopped, flip-flopping)
Dictionary entry overview: What does flip-flop mean?
• FLIP-FLOP (noun)
The noun FLIP-FLOP has 4 senses:
1. a decision to reverse an earlier decision
2. a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
3. an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
4. a backward somersault
Familiarity information: FLIP-FLOP used as a noun is uncommon.
• FLIP-FLOP (verb)
The verb FLIP-FLOP has 1 sense:
1. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Familiarity information: FLIP-FLOP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLIP-FLOP (noun)
Meaning:
A decision to reverse an earlier decision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
turnabout; flip-flop; change of mind; turnaround; reversal
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flip-flop"):
afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought (thinking again about a choice previously made)
Meaning:
A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flip-flop; thong
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
sandal (a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)
Meaning:
An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
Meaning:
A backward somersault
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flip-flop" is a kind of...):
flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
• FLIP-FLOP (verb)
Meaning:
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
flip-flop; interchange; alternate; tack; switch; flip
Hypernyms (to "flip-flop" is one way to...):
change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
