flip
verb (TURN)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it turns over quickly:
I flipped the book (over) to look at the back cover.
I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind.
flip someone/something over
Carefully flip the cake over, so that it's right-side-up.
Eventually a wave flipped him over, and he was able to call for help.
flip a switch
You turn the machine on by flipping (= operating) the switch on the side.
[ T ]
to cook something by turning it over several times over heat:
I don't want to spend the rest of my life flipping burgers.