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Meaning
Noun
●
In
marine mammals
such as
whales
(or other
aquatic
animals
such as
sea turtles
), a
wide
flat
limb
,
adapted
for swimming.
●
A
flat
,
wide
, paddle-like
rubber
covering
for the
foot
, used in swimming.
●
A
flat
lever
in a
pinball machine
,
triggered
by the
player
to
strike
the
ball
and keep it in play.
●
In Theater:
A small
flat
used to support a
larger
one.
●
In Cricket:
A type of
ball
bowled
by a
leg spin
bowler
, which
spins
backwards
and
skids
off the
pitch
with a low bounce.
●
In American English:
Television
remote control
, clicker.
●
The hand.
●
In Dentistry:
A
kind of
false
tooth
, usually temporary.
●
A
kitchen
spatula.
●
Someone who
flips
, in the
sense
of
buying
a
house
or other
asset
and
selling
it
quickly
for profit.
●
Someone who
flips
in any other
sense
,
for example
throwing
a coin.
Verb
●
To
lift
one or both
flippers
out of
the water and
slap
the
surface
of the water.
Name
●
a
common name
for
animals
which have
flippers
, such as
dolphins
and seals.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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