Flip: The action of a highly aggressive ball that seems to be going very long down the lane and then takes a sudden violent movement to the pocket. See also arc.

 

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Flip: 1. The active pushing or throwing of the club with the hands and wrists (usually used in reference to the club head getting past the hands) 2. Implies a very short or insignificant distance . . . View Full Definition

Flip-Drip: A style of drip method brewer in which the ground coffee is secured in a two-sided strainer at the waist of the pot between two closed compartments. The brewing water is heated in one compar . . . View Full Definition

Flip Shot: A shot in which a player cups the puck in his stick, then flips it with his wrists up off the ice towards the goal; this sometimes makes the puck harder to block.

Flip Pass: A pass by a player to a teammate that lifts the puck from the ice and sends it through the air, usually for the purpose of getting it over an opponent’s stick.

Flip Side: The tendency of investors to move toward safer investments (often government bonds) during periods of high economic uncertainty.

Flip-Flop Note: In the context of general equities, opposite side to a proposition or position (buy, if sell is the proposition and vice versa).

Flips: An egg nog and fizz combination. Made with liquor, egg, sugar, and shaved ice, shaken well, and Sprinkled with nutmeg.

Flipping: Note that allows investors to switch between two different types of debt.

Catchword: This phrase comes from printing, it refers to a trick printers would use to keep pages in their proper order. The printer would print a specific word below the text at the bottom of a page. . . . View Full Definition

Highsiding: Highsiding occurs when the rider of a motorcycle is flipped over the handlebars of the bike. This most often occurs when the rider locks the rear brakes during a panic stop and then releases . . . View Full Definition